Dir: Gavin O’Connor
Cast: Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton, Nick Nolte
I was never really into boxing or martial arts films, but last years The Fighter made me think I would also give this one a chance, plus Tom Hardy is one of my favourite actors. I know this sounds really cheesy but I have to day this film has a lot of heart, seriously! Two estranged brothers, Brendan (Joel Edgerton) and Tommy (Tom Hardy) enter the MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighting completion, Brendan is already an ex fighter but returns in an effort to make ends meet. Tommy is an ex-marine and enlists the help of his also estranged recovering alcoholic father to help train him for it.
The film sees how all sides of the family deals with this and past issues. Brendan initially gave up fighting for his family which is ironically his reason for returning to the ring, not only do he and his brother not get along, he also doesn’t talk to their father, Paddy (Nick Nolte on Oscar winning form). It is no spoiler to say the film climaxes in the two brothers having to fight each other.
What makes this film stand out is the amazing acting from the cast and the rawness and the emotion of the story, a must see.
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