A sucker punch of amazing

Rating: 9/10 (23 February 2011)

This movie was great. I saw it twice and I was still baffled at how amazing the cast was. Mark Wahlberg was good but the real stars of this movie was the supporting cast. Christian Bale was phenomenal, he played a tough role and he soaked up every emotion that he could and used it to get himself an Oscar nomination. Melissa Leo, Alice Ward, was so convincing. You just wanted to get up out of your seat, grab her and yell, "YOUR SON'S ON DRUGS. DON'T YOU GET THAT? You didn't understand if it was benign neglect of both Mickey and Dickey or she was just hiding away the truth about her "amazing" son turned crack addict. Amy Adams, Charlena, was also very good. In the movie she plays a college drop out who drinks too much and drinks too much. She just wants to turn her if around, and she sees that in Micky. Amy Adams was funny and yet so serious that she captivated the audience. This movie was really good. All around, it was a knockout!