Blu-ray Review

Fighter, The

Combo Format Blu-ray Disc/DVD

Featured in Issue 155, March 2011

Picture
5
Sound
5
WSR Score
5
Disc Information
Studio Paramount Home Entertainment
Catalog Number 41666
MPAA Rating R
Rating Reason Language throughout, drug content, some violence and sexuality
Retail Price $29.99
Disc Type Single Side, Dual Layer (BD-50)
Running Time 115 min
Color Color
Chapters Yes
Closed Captioned Yes
Regional Coding Not Indicated
Release Date 15
Theatrical Year 2010
Credits
Director David O. Russell
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Disc Soundtrack DTS HD Lossless 5.1
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The Fighter, based on a true story, chronicles the life of working-class pugilist "Irish" Micky Ward (Wahlberg) and his against-all-odds triumph in the ring that united his fractured family and brought pride to his blue-collar hometown. Ward's troubled older brother, Dicky Eklund (Bale, who won the Academy Award® for Best Supporting Actor) trains Micky for the historic title bout. Micky is a struggling boxer long overshadowed by his older brother, a local legend battling his own demons. Their explosive relationship threatens to take them both down—but the bond of blood may be their only chance for redemption. (Gary Reber)

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