Holy Bale, Batman (see what I did there)!
Yay for my first in-theater movie of this streak.
This post is terribly late (I watched the movie last night); I've been way too tired to write this.
The Fighter has a very authentic feel. While Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg) is the protagonist of the film, his character is pretty static. His older brother, Dicky Eklund (Christian Bale) is a much more colorful character, and Bale truly steals the show with an incredible performance. Bale's character is nothing like that of his recent movies. He is excitable, thin (Bale lost something like 30 pounds for the role), and incredibly authentic. That's not to say Wahlberg wasn't good, he just didn't have as much to work with.
This movie breaks many of the stereotypes of athletic movies. Not. But I won't complain, because it fits those stereotypes in a non-irritating way. Yes, there are the trademark obstacles and the epic, edge-of-your-seat, final match, but they are presented amidst a slew of subplot-related drama, which serves as a sort of buffer.
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