Goin' 2 a preview of THE FIGHTER tomorrow.

imback · Dec 1, 2010

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Used to work in the biz. Have heard it is the best sports film - not boxing, sports film - in a long, long time. That said, people I have spoken to were not boxing fans and so I don't know if things like Wahlberg looking like a gd light heavy would bother them as much as it bothers me. Have heard that O. Russell directs beautifully, that Bale is as wonderful as he has been at his peak (and is a lock for best supporting actor nomination), and that Amy Adams holds her own too. I forget the actress' name who plays Wahlberg's mom but I heard she steals the show.

I've heard "one of the best films of the year" thrown around by a couple of people, but from what I gather, while it is a wonderful piece of film, it is the performances that are brilliant. That said we boxing fans will probably be able to tell better than most if the performances are genuine or not. I'm sure to most, Wahlberg is playing generic hard luck boxer 3 whereas we've seen our share of Ward. Still, all indications point to it being great.
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The clips i have seen doesnt really seem like he was anything close to 140.

It will bother me that he is playing a smaller guy yet he weighs about 40 pounds more. He could have at least tried to diet for the movie ala 50 cent.

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The clips i have seen doesnt really seem like he was anything close to 140.

It will bother me that he is playing a smaller guy yet he weighs about 40 pounds more. He could have at least tried to diet for the movie ala 50 cent.
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I heard he trained really, really hard for the role. He's just a bigger guy than Ward.

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