Now I know why it got Awards

Rating: 9/10 (12 January 2012)

The Fighter is one of those films that you can look at say, they just don't make films like this anymore. I've seen many true stories of films back from the 70's and 80's and even 90's and I had a few little doubts since this film came out in 2010. Either way I knew it was going to be good because Mark Waulberg and Christian Bale were the leads but I had no idea that the whole film all together.
The basic plot is set on a true story where there is a guy called Micky who is fighting to become world champion and he has his half brother Dicky and his whole family by his side to support him. When things start getting in a muddle and he gets a girl friend, all hell brakes loose and it goes into a rioting situation. Micky must get his brother back on the right track and get back on his feet to become world champ.
I thought this story was quite powerful throughout and I think it did do many films of the year 2010 a lot of justice. It had meaning and it explains it well when they're at home, on the street or even in the ring.
Mark Waulberg is outstanding as the tough, but nice boxer Micky who wants to achieve a lot in his life at becoming the world champ. Christian Bale brings life to the character of the hip-hop Dicky who always wants to be at his brother's side. I've never seen Christian Bale in a role like this before since "American Psycho" and "The Dark Knight" so it was a tremendous cross over to see him play a character like Dicky. The rest of the cast definitely backed them up making the entire cast as solid as hitting bricks. I've also never seen Amy Adams before and she was like a light bringing all of her energy to her roll. I was impressed I also loved the change in cinematography with when they're talking or interacting, it's a modernized look to the film while as when the fights happen in the ring, it looks so real and documentized. I loved that change because it changed the overall tone and atmosphere to the story and to the characters themselves about how they would act and think.
Overall, it's a powerful film with an excellent true story, well all around casted actors and it has many messages to send out to the viewer.
9/10