Cert: 15 cert
Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.
Sex & Nudity: Mickey shows an interest towards Charlene, and checks out her backside (slightly revealed) at a bar. After some time, they are seen kissing. They caress, kiss, and lie in bed together before interruppted.
In an effort to get money, Dicky has a woman sell herself as a prostitute, hanging out in tight, revealing clothing in an isolated area when cars drive by.
Many women in this film are seen in low cut tops, short skirts, and dresses that reveal midriff.
Charlene is called a slut and MTV girl, among other names with sexual meanings.
Sexual jokes throughout.
Violence & Gore: Dicky (Bale) gets in a fight. He calls Alfred and get his Batman suit. He beats the guy up knocking out all his teeth. It shows a closeup on wound and is extremely gory.
Much of the violence takes place in the boxing ring. We see Mickey get pummeled repeatedly on several occasions, and he beats up quite a few opponents as well. The fights involve intense punches with realistic sound and imagery. Blood splatters on occasion. A woman jumping into the ring to show what round it is even slips in blood in one scene.
Outside the ring, Dicky is violently arrested by cops, manhandled and beaten. When Mickey tries to stop them, his hand is pinned to the hood of a car and beaten with a nightstick. His hand is then bandaged for a lot of the movie.
A fight breaks out among Charlene and Mickey's sisters on the front porch. It involves violent punching, kicking, and screaming, and several girls have their hair pulled.
Dicky and Mickey fight briefly, Mickey roughs up a man for disrespecting Charlene. Dicky has several violent outbursts that include hitting inanimate objects and making threats.
Profanity: Strong profane language throughout.
Close to 150 f-words are interlaced with nearly 30 s-words and a bevy of other crudities, ranging from "ass" and "dick" to "damn" and "hell." Jesus' and God's names are each abused about 10 times. Obscene gestures are made.
Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking:Smoking is seen throughout the movie.
One of the main characters has a addiction to crack cocaine and can be seen smoking it several times.
Alcohol is used and one character works in a bar
Frightening/Intense Scenes: The film is essentially about a family and the problems that plague them, including Dicky's drug abuse and Micky's insistence on keeping his occupation separate from his family life. A few verbal fights ensue.
Story : Mark Wahlberg stars in Paramount Pictures' inspirational docudrama exploring the remarkable rise of Massachusetts-born, junior welterweight title winner "Irish" Micky Ward. A determined pugilist whose career in the ring was shepherded by his loyal half-brother, Dicky (Christian Bale) -- a hard-living boxer-turned-trainer whose own career in the ring was nearly sent down for the count due to drugs and crime -- perennial underdog Irish Micky rebounded from a disheartening series of defeats to win both the WBU Intercontinental Lightweight title and the WBU Light Welterweight title thanks to a fierce combination of determination and hard work. David O. Russell directs from a script by 8 Mile's Scott Silver and Paul Attanasio (The Bourne Ultimatum). ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi.
Likes : This film was good,not as good as rocky but good,dam christian bale looked skiny in this film,i love that fact it based on a true story story aswell, amy adams look gorgeous as ever.What's interesting is the song, "How You Like Me Now?" by The Heavy that was also used in the trailers for Faster is used several times in The Fighter. It seems to be utilized more efficiently in The Fighter though. It felt like the song was used in Faster just because it sounded cool, but the song seems to have a stronger impact in a film about a boxer trying to turn his life around better than a film about a guy trying to gain revenge for his brother's death. It was a very welcome addition to the soundtrack and makes the opening segment to The Fighter even more memorable than it already was.
The film also wastes little time taking full control of your attention. You don't lose interest until that screen turns black. With the little bits of humor thrown in for good measure amongst all of the family brawling and knockout punches being thrown around, it was just really easy to get lost in the film. It was almost as if you were part of the documentary crew filming Dicky watching this all take place in person. The one complaint I have is that it all seems to end rather prematurely. While everything does come together nicely, the ending just doesn't feel fully gratifying. It felt like the film ended right in the middle of the climax, but consider it a nitpick. It's still an excellent film.The Fighter is an engrossing and emotionally powerful drama that features an incredibly strong cast and the best performance from Christian Bale in a long, long time. I honestly haven't liked a boxing film this much since Raging Bull. With all of the end of the year awards talk and so many movies being released recently and in the coming weeks that'll be potential award winners, it is well worth every effort to see The Fighter in theaters. It has one of the most well-rounded and well put-together casts of any film to be released in theaters this year and deserves to be seen on the big screen
Dislike : it took awhile to get into is the only reason i throught this film was ok.
Overall : if you like boxing films & true story this is one to watch,its an around good film to watch but not to everyone liking.
Rating: 3 out of 5 entertainment, 5 out of 10 for boxing theme
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