REVIEW OF: Warrior
The PLOT: Two brothers that survived an alcoholic father, both in their own way, seek to win a world championship MMA tournament; one to take care of his family's outstanding debts, the other to take care of a fallen military comrade's family.
The CAST: Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Joel Edgerton
The GOOD: Well, for starters, it's quite easy for me to say that this is the best film I've ever seen involving the UFC... Primarily because this is the ONLY film I've ever seen about the UFC, but also because it was in all actuality, quite a good film. The photography was outstanding. Towards the beginning of the film, different lens filters were used to clearly differentiate between Brendan's happy family and Tommy's dysfunctional lifestyle. The direction was done more artistically than one would expect in a fighting film. Yes, it had over-the-top elements of "underdog-wins-all" reminiscent to that of Rocky. And Rocky 2. And 3. And pretty much every other underdog movie that has ever been made. HOWEVER, this film does subject the viewer to the option of whom to root for, being in that both brothers are fighting for great reasons.
The BAD: Tom Hardy is normally one of my favorite actors. He killed it as Charlie Bronson in "Bronson", was an amazing villain as "Bane" in TDKR, and great as the charming mind crime associate in "Inception". While he did a great job with the American accent, I wasn't buying his body language in this particular installment to his resume. Always sulky, always angry, ALWAYS hunched over like he has a spinal disorder. Also, Nick Nolte sucks. I'm not sure if we were supposed to feel bad for him or if the director had a personal element from a real life experience that he was attempting to convey. If the latter were true, you don't get Nick Nolte to portray that personal element. You only get Nick Nolte for a new installment of "48 Hrs." with Eddie Murphy.
The UNFORTUNATE: The only real unfortunate thing about this film is that I didn't 100% buy into the family's dysfunction. What sucks is that I can't put my finger on as to why... Whether it was the script, the acting, the editing, or all of those elements combined, I just wasn't believing that the whole Conlon family ever really suffered this horrendous childhood that happened so long ago. I suppose I wanted to here more about the mom of the brothers and what happened there. Regardless, I would say that I only bought into it 85%. Maaaaaaybe 86%... So, I give it a...
The GRADE: B
The CAST: Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Joel Edgerton
The GOOD: Well, for starters, it's quite easy for me to say that this is the best film I've ever seen involving the UFC... Primarily because this is the ONLY film I've ever seen about the UFC, but also because it was in all actuality, quite a good film. The photography was outstanding. Towards the beginning of the film, different lens filters were used to clearly differentiate between Brendan's happy family and Tommy's dysfunctional lifestyle. The direction was done more artistically than one would expect in a fighting film. Yes, it had over-the-top elements of "underdog-wins-all" reminiscent to that of Rocky. And Rocky 2. And 3. And pretty much every other underdog movie that has ever been made. HOWEVER, this film does subject the viewer to the option of whom to root for, being in that both brothers are fighting for great reasons.
The BAD: Tom Hardy is normally one of my favorite actors. He killed it as Charlie Bronson in "Bronson", was an amazing villain as "Bane" in TDKR, and great as the charming mind crime associate in "Inception". While he did a great job with the American accent, I wasn't buying his body language in this particular installment to his resume. Always sulky, always angry, ALWAYS hunched over like he has a spinal disorder. Also, Nick Nolte sucks. I'm not sure if we were supposed to feel bad for him or if the director had a personal element from a real life experience that he was attempting to convey. If the latter were true, you don't get Nick Nolte to portray that personal element. You only get Nick Nolte for a new installment of "48 Hrs." with Eddie Murphy.
The UNFORTUNATE: The only real unfortunate thing about this film is that I didn't 100% buy into the family's dysfunction. What sucks is that I can't put my finger on as to why... Whether it was the script, the acting, the editing, or all of those elements combined, I just wasn't believing that the whole Conlon family ever really suffered this horrendous childhood that happened so long ago. I suppose I wanted to here more about the mom of the brothers and what happened there. Regardless, I would say that I only bought into it 85%. Maaaaaaybe 86%... So, I give it a...
The GRADE: B
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