Bond of Brothers!

Rating: 9/10 (14 January 2019)

If you grew up with siblings and understand how deep the love of your brother or sister is than you'll love this movie! Like Rocky this is not just an underdog fight movie but a love story. Except this is about the love of two brothers and how in the end that blood runs deeper than all else! Hardy gives one his earliest best performances that you have seen since then in Mad Max, Dark Knight and Dunkirk. He is amazing with his stoic dark expressions and you can read his pain and torment without him saying a word. Edgerton and Nolte give strong performances that tells how even through deep dysfunction family love conquers in the end. The fight scenes are real and gritty filmed amazingly up close so you feel like your in the ring. The triumph is in the story and the characters that you feel for and are jumping out of your seat for as you root for them to conquer their openents which are hate, fear, and self worth. This movie does not feel like it's 2.5 hour running time as similar films of the same length. Well worth the watch and will leave you feeling exhilarated.