A Solid Film, Better Than I Expected

Rating: 7/10 (23 January 2011)

While many are calling this film a "winner" and positioning it for best picture of 2010, I just do not see that. Yes, it is quite good and even better than I expected for a film that is basically the same old underdog rises up story.
Mark Wahlberg (who looks like Matt Damon) is a decent actor, but it is Christian Bale that steals the show here. Fragile, a little bit crazy, he is not even recognizable as the man who plays Batman. Few if any actors today put as much effort into becoming their roles than Bale does, and he is the reason to watch this film -- without him it would just be average.
Expect this to get Bale a nomination and probably a win for supporting actor... beyond that, I do not see it.