Warrior is the Rocky of our generation!

Rating: 8/10 (6 August 2012)

We forget about what qualities make an inspiration in todays world. Then we get a movie like Warrior and it all comes back to us. Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton deliver riveting performances. In saying that you cheer for both brothers through out the movie as Tom Hardy plays Tommy Conlon/Rearden who was a marine that went A-WOL after a mission where he lost the entire squad he belonged too. Tommy on his way out was spotted saving another troop after being stuck inside a tank under water.
Joel Edgerton plays Brendan Conlon, The older brother Tommy who is a Physic's teacher and father. (The real underdog in life.) After getting notice that his house was going to be foreclosed and refusing to succumb to bankruptcy, Conlon takes up fighting at night for some extra dough in the parking lot of a strip club. After a night in the lot he returns to school with a students brother seeing him and is suspended without pay from the school. Conlon then strikes up pride and goes to his old trainer where he begins his journey through "Sparta" the 16 man competition where the winner takes home $5 million. The only problem with this plan is that his younger brother Tommy is also in the competition and is seemingly the better fighter and is fighting for his best friends family. His bestfriend was killed during Tommy's last mission in the army.
An amazing film! Inspiring, Heart wrenching and the total package when it comes to a family held together by passion! Honorary mention to Nick Nolte who plays the two troubled men's father. Outstanding performance once again.
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