Fantastic!

Rating: Null/10 (22 July 2011)

I watched this movie the other night for the first time. I have no idea why I waited so long to see it and i definitely regret not watching it in theaters. I enjoyed this movie a lot. The acting was incredible Christian Bale blew me away in this movie. Im usually not the biggest fan of his but he was hilarious and very believable.
This is a true story about two brothers. The older brother trains his younger brother whos aspiring to be a boxer. The brothers get into a quarrel and they end up not training together anymore. Micky (Wahlberg)soon discovers that his was his brother that was holding him back under his new team of trainers he is an elite fighter. The movie progresses and shows problems mickey has with his family and his career.
One thing i disliked about this movie was how it did not focus on boxing as much as I would have liked it to. Don't get me wrong I am in no way a boxing fan but i thought a movie that is based on a true story of a boxer should have a bit more boxing development in it. Though it is mainly about him and his familys drama. This is the reason for no perfect score.
This movie is very well done however with amazing performances from the cast, a very powerful script and solid directing I was very impressed. Also it is based on a true story which everybody knows makes any movie better. Go watch this movie now friends