The Fighter

The Fighter tells the true story of Mickey Ward, a man from a small town who has always wanted to be like his half-brother Dicky, an ex-pro boxer who fell out of the spotlight when he became addicted to drugs. Mickey asks his brother to train him so he can make the most of the chance to become a champion, a chance that Dicky never had.

Both Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale give astounding performances as the half-brothers. I almost didn't recognize Christian Bale as Dicky, he gets so immersed into his role that at first I thought he really was a drug addict. The Fighter is a difficult movie to watch, mainly because of the scenes where Dicky is doing drugs. Part of me wants to recommend The Fighter to everyone, but because of the subject matter of Dicky's drug addiction, and the amount of language in The Fighter, I wouldn't recommend it to younger audiences.

The One

Jet Li plays several variations of his character in this sci-fi thriller about a prison escapee from the future who travels to different dimensions to kill different forms of himself so he can ultimately become invincible and destroy anyone who stands in his way. Jason Statham and Delroy Lindo are two cops from a different dimension who attempt to stop Jet Li on his quest for immortality.

I'm a fan of Jet Li, Jason Statham, and Delroy Lindo but The One was horrible on so many levels. The acting was horrible, the story itself was so far-fetched it was kind of hard to keep track of who was good and who was evil, among some other issues. The One never grabbed my attention or made me care for any of the characters, even when one character has a tragedy happen to them. I wouldn't recommend seeing The One.