5. The Fighter
Rotten Tomatoes: 4.5 stars
The docudrama follows the life of Micky Ward, starring Mark Wahlberg, Amy Adams and a grossly skinny Christian Bale.
Did they portray Ward’s life and boxing record perfectly? No, but hey that’s Hollywood, and if they want to make a movie about an actual boxer and change his record around, then that’s what they’re going to do.
Oddly enough, the movie does not show the Micky Ward vs. Arturo Gatti trilogy, which is exactly what most of us were expecting the entire film to be about.
Regardless, for what it is, it’s a great movie, and the fact that it’s so recent makes it easier to watch.
