The Fighter

...it’s a reminder of how satisfying these movies can be when they’re done right.

Bale uncorks an ostentatious display of Acting with a Capital A, nervy, twitchy, staring, starved down to addict-level.

...two very different but equally powerful performances combine to deliver an exhilarating fight-flick that, like its scrappy central character, is impossible not to root for.

Skuespillerpræstationerne er det egentlige mesterstykke i The Fighter, som ellers er et driftsikkert og solidt iscenesat persondrama...

...a drama about self-delusions, inner strength, and the family as a paradoxical source of conflict and sustenance.