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.
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