Tommy: He is just some old vet that I train with...he means nothing to me..what I do means nothing to you either...you got balls talking about forgiveness
Brendan: I forgave Pop...just like I forgave you and Mom
Tommy: You forgave us??...I'm not surprised you made the tournament...you got some stones man...
Rocky meets The Wrestler. And what we get is a product better than the two. Gavin O'Connor's Warrior is a drama on the relationship between two estranged brothers and their sad, drunken father. While one is trying to save his family from financial debt and the other fighting to provide for a friend's widow, they find themselves pitted against each other in a mixed martial arts tournament. Although there's nothing new in the story, great performances by all the three main characters and some authentic fight sequences combined with great editing make this movie a reveling watch.
Nick Nolte plays the role of the father with perfection. Having wronged his family a long time back, he keeps taking the insults and sarcastic remarks of Tommy quietly. The best one from Tommy comes in the lines, "So you found God, huh? That's awesome. See, Mom kept calling out for him but he wasn't around. I guess Jesus was down at the mill forgiving all the drunks. Who knew?"
Although some might find the last scene a bit melodramatic, I absolutely loved it. Behind all the toughness of Tommy's exterior was a just a man who needed to hear the words from his brother, "It's okay. I love you." To top it up, starts the best song of 2011, About Today by The National, which has made it to all my playlists.
The only sad part is the marketing for this movie. Whoever was in that team, he simply sucked at his job. Otherwise it'd have been easily one of the highest grossing movies of the year.....
Rating: 8/10
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