An Emotional Roller Coaster!!

Rating: 10/10 (27 July 2015)

Warrior does not strive to be something unique or differ from the template that has been set for sports movies. Even though the story is quite predictable and similar to some other boxing movies like The Fighter, it is the realization of the drama that is gripping.
Tommy Conlon (Tom Hardy) is an ex-marine who decides to go into the ring in order to enter a winner takes all tournament named Sparta and give the prize money that he receives to the widow of his fellow comrade in war. His brother, Brendan Conlon (Joel Edgerton) is struggling to make ends meet due to which he decides that he will start training again in order to avoid getting evicted from his home.
The acting is sensational, with Tom Hardy and Nick Nolte, in particular, giving brutally realistic performances that are able to showcase the trauma and emotions that these characters have undergone.
The movie focuses on Mixed Martial Arts, and the choreography of the fight scenes is done excellently with encouraging results. It is easily one of the best sports movies that I have seen.
One aspect that sets this movie apart is just how every sequence is integral due to which it is impossible to look away from the screen. The acclaim that the movie has received is well-deserved and fans of the genre will love it.