Okay movie.

Rating: 7/10 (14 February 2011)

The Fighter is a movie that one has to see more than once. One will pickup more details from a second screening. The acting is strong. Everyone played their characters perfectly. I found some of the characters extremely annoying, which made a few scenes hard to watch. The protagonist's mother and dysfunctional brother were very hard to watch. It seemed that these two characters were all about themselves. The story is based from real life. I find real life stories more entertaining than fiction. The movie is well directed, and has no slow spots. I cannot believe how much weight Christian Bale lost for this role! I give The fighter a 7 out of 10.