Synopsis: Small-town boy Shawn MacArthur has come to New York City with nothing. Barely earning a living selling counterfeit goods on the streets, his luck changes when scam artist Harvey Boarden sees that he has a natural talent for street fighting. When Harvey offers Shawn help at making the real cash, the two form an uneasy partnership. As Shawn's manager, Harvey introduces him to the corrupt bare-knuckle circuit, where rich men bet on disposable pawns. Almost overnight, he becomes a star brawler, taking down professional boxers, mixed martial arts champs and ultimate fighters in a series of staggeringly intense bouts. But if Shawn ever hopes to escape the dark world in which he's found himself, he must now face the toughest fight of his life.
Starring: Channing Tatum, Terrence Howard, Zulay Henao, Michael Rivera, Flaco Navaja (II)
Directed by: Dito Montiel
U.S. Rating: PG-13
A movie with an excellent cast. Terrence Howard played such a enjoyable role in this movie. Even though this movie is predictable and the fight scenes are just 3 major fight scenes, these scenes don't take more than just very few minutes each. The whole story is about the process of this small-town boy trying to survive in a metropolis like New york and how he gets deep in the underground world of illegal fighting while other people bet on these fights. I don't know if watching Fight Club and Fighting within the same week would affect my point of view about street fighting plots, and especially about this movie Fighting, since Fight Club made history in this kind of movies.
What did I like from this movie?
1. As said before, what I really enjoyed from this movie was Terrence Howard's role. He played such a really enjoyable role, even during the slow and boring moments through the movie, his role brought some really entertaining situations.
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. Being a movie about street illegal fighting (the movie is even called "Fighting") there are only 3 major fights (and, these fights take no longer than just few minutes)
I would rate this movie with a 3/5
Directed by: Dito Montiel
U.S. Rating: PG-13
A movie with an excellent cast. Terrence Howard played such a enjoyable role in this movie. Even though this movie is predictable and the fight scenes are just 3 major fight scenes, these scenes don't take more than just very few minutes each. The whole story is about the process of this small-town boy trying to survive in a metropolis like New york and how he gets deep in the underground world of illegal fighting while other people bet on these fights. I don't know if watching Fight Club and Fighting within the same week would affect my point of view about street fighting plots, and especially about this movie Fighting, since Fight Club made history in this kind of movies.
What did I like from this movie?
1. As said before, what I really enjoyed from this movie was Terrence Howard's role. He played such a really enjoyable role, even during the slow and boring moments through the movie, his role brought some really entertaining situations.
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. Being a movie about street illegal fighting (the movie is even called "Fighting") there are only 3 major fights (and, these fights take no longer than just few minutes)
I would rate this movie with a 3/5
What did you like or dislike from this movie? What would you rate this movie?
Enjoy it!... Watch it!
I'm a huge Channing Tatum fan. I'll wait to watch it when it becomes Instant on NetFlix. :)