In every way the trailer doesn't depict this film well enough. This is a film that will defy your expectations with something a little more grounded than most boxing movies. Now of course this film is based on a little history, but unlike a few other based on history films, this one doesn't force you into needing to believe the unbelievable. This is a film that doesn't pull punches. This is the kind of movie you walk out of knowing that you just watched something special. I know I did. This is a movie about two men, brothers from a very large family. One Brother, Christian Bale, thinks he's on his comeback tour. Mark Wahlberg is just trying to do what he does. And this movie is about these two characters journeys. One spiraling out of control until his life explodes, the other on the rise to something greater. Our three leads, Mark, Christian, and Amy Adams, do wonderful jobs and they really show you things you don't see out of them, with a more sexual and adult Amy Adams than is typical typecast for her. The writing and the directing are both spot on. Where this movie really shines though is that its story doesn't ever shy away from the hard truthes. This is a movie about Drug addiction and about being torn between love and family and in many ways it deals with them in a very real manner. You can relate to the need to be honest and relate to the hard choices that you have to make in the name of family.
This movie is an A. This is an absolutely solid film and in every way deserving of your time.
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