Oh No! PURELY REPULSIVE! by travincalll I love boxing movies and I'm only 26 but this was pure TRASH. How the hell did this get such good reviews? Nothing but an incoherent attempt at a dramatic come-up story about a dumb junkie washed up...
91 Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman This one, as thoughtful as it is rousing, scores a TKO. Read full review
90 Wall Street Journal | Joe Morgenstern While the film handles itself well in the ring, it's brilliant in the arena of a blue-collar family that brutalizes its younger son and best hope for worldly success in the name of sustaining him. Read full review
88 Philadelphia Inquirer | Steven Rea The Fighter is funny, ferocious, sad, sweet, pulpy, and violent. Sometimes, all in the same minute. Read full review
88 Rolling Stone | Peter Travers The Fighter, its heart full to bursting, is an emotional powerhouse that comes close to spilling over. Read full review