(Movie Review) Warrior

Fighting movies are awesome. FACT. There are few that you can name that did not kick serious ass when they were released. The Wrestler, Rocky, The Fighter, Bloodsport, etc. The list goes on and on! So, it is without doubt that you will like this movie. Why? Because if statistical history has anything to say about this, you are guaranteed to like the movie.

Plot: The youngest son (Hardy) of an alcoholic former boxer (Nolte) returns home from war, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament -- a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his older brother (Edgerton). From IMDB.com

Thoughts: First of all, the writers/directors almost made a fatal error with me. They almost made the heroes a little too unlikeable. Tommy (Hardy) is the least likeable character that I have seen in a movie in a LONG time. Not only is he unlikeable, but he is the kind of unlikeable that almost sours the whole film. Then, with Brendan (Edgerton) the manner in which he dismisses his father, to me, is something that is uncalled for. Granted we never see how horrible Paddy (Nolte) has made life for his family in the past, we have to assume that his acts of regret and pleads for forgiveness are sincere. For a "hero" to not grant someone forgiveness is the least heroic thing they can do.

Other than that, the movie was great. Wonderful "underdog" story that really gets you involved with the story and the fights. I thought that it was a solid movie and would recommend it to anyone.

After seeing Hardy in this film, it is making me more and more excited to see him take down Christian Bale's Batman in this summer's The Dark Knight Rises.