'The Fighter' was an OK movie...

**Russian Crushin** · 05-13-2011, 03:47 PM

The movie wasnt about his boxing life

It was about struggle and perseverance

**The Surgeon** · 05-13-2011, 03:49 PM

Originally posted by cotto#1p4p

but it wasn't great as I expected from all the reviews and accolades people and experts gave it. Does having followed Ward's career gave you the same feeling?

I mean, maybe for the casual people the great, heartfelt story of his brother and Micky's comeback was enough but for us that know about his brawls with Gatti and Burton it was OK. They could have done so much better to "put over" and highlight Ward's grit and heart inside the ring. You felt the same after watching the movie?

I Thought it was Brilliant, an excellent movie but id have liked to see more of the fighting. Theres a sequel in the works about the Gatti fight or fights

**fitefanSHO** · 05-13-2011, 03:51 PM

My review here...

I enjoyed it.

A Fight Fan's Review of "The Fighter"

http://fitefansho.blogspot.com/2011/03/fight-fans-review-of-fighter.html

I'VE seen all the boxing movies. Some of them are better than others. Some of them are pretty bad such as "Ali" and "Undisputed" while...

**TaurusJ27** · 05-13-2011, 05:05 PM

The scene I enjoyed the most in the movie was the girlfriend getting into a fight with ward's sisters.

**wazaa.** · 05-13-2011, 05:06 PM

It was aight.

at Micky's sisters.

**Teddy Brenner** · 05-13-2011, 05:25 PM

I thought it was good, not great.

If you want to laugh, watch the original HBO broadcast of the Sanchez fight, which was dramatized in the film.

Lampely, Merchant and Roy Jones really tear into Ward, saying things like "he's not even trying" and "he's just here for a payday".

Interesting that this fight is recreated in a major motion picture.

**adamt** · 05-13-2011, 05:25 PM

agree 100% with the OP, was just average/ok 5-6/10

**DLT** · 05-13-2011, 05:28 PM

Originally posted by cotto#1p4p

but it wasn't great as I expected from all the reviews and accolades people and experts gave it. Does having followed Ward's career gave you the same feeling?

I mean, maybe for the casual people the great, heartfelt story of his brother and Micky's comeback was enough but for us that know about his brawls with Gatti and Burton it was OK. They could have done so much better to "put over" and highlight Ward's grit and heart inside the ring. You felt the same after watching the movie?

I too was dissapointed about the Burton-Ward stuff until I heard that Walhberg is trying to milk it and plans on making a sequal showing all of that stuff

**tennesseeboy** · 05-13-2011, 05:28 PM

His book "irish thunder" was better, but i thought the movie was pretty good.. Christian Bale made that movie.

'The Fighter' was an OK movie...