Watch it for Nick Nolte's Masterful Performance!

Rating: 7/10 (18 December 2011)

'Warrior' brings back Academy-Award-Nominee Nick Nolte to supremacy. Nolte, after a long hiatus, gets a meaty role, in which, he delivers a masterful performance. A performance so well-done, it raises above everything here.
'Warrior' tells the story of two estranged brothers entering a mixed martial arts tournament, and deals with the brothers' struggling relationship with each other and with their father.
'Warrior' is flawed, but engaging & entertaining nonetheless. What I thought the film lacked, was a water-tight script. Though not at all boring, I thought the script could've had more of that punch. However, Gavin O'Connor, Cliff Dorfman & Anthony Tambakis's Screenplay does deserve mention, as it engages all through. Gavin O'Connor's Direction, is intense. Cinematography & Editing are routine. MMA Fights are awesome.
Performance-Wise: It's a Nolte show all the way. He delivers one of his performances here! Joel Edgerton & Tom Hardy are highly efficient. Jennifer Morrison is impressive. Kevin Dunn is good. Others support well.
On the whole, 'Warrior' is a well-made film, but it's Nolte's performance that makes this film unmissable.