Warrior Reviews

A straight genre picture, but the best MMA movie ever.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

Tom and Brendan are enough to offer a satisfying payoff - even if minor characters are left flailing in their wake.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5

Warrior reveals itself to be more than just a brainless slugger - like the best boxing movies, it's able to utterly wrap you up in the moment and have you punching the air come its conclusion.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

Warrior is one of the year's best films that has everything audiences are looking for in a sports movie experience. Visually exciting fight sequences are matched by an emotionally complex story with believable characters full of conviction.

Full Review | Original Score: 10/10

...an instant classic that manages to surpass even the original Rocky in terms of effectiveness...

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4

Familiar fight movie tropes are followed, but the dramatic stakes that O'Connor lends the proceedings give them uncommon involvement and an even rarer sense of suspense.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4

Warrior is an unbelievably effective film, not just because it's emotionally rich, but because it doesn't treat the MMA sport like a joke.

Full Review | Original Score: 9/10

Trumping even genre classic Rocky, Warrior packs a grand emotional wallop thanks to top-tier performances and the fact that you don't want either fighter to lose.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5

One cannot genuinely fault Warrior for the clichéd elements of its story, simply because reviving the cliché is the whole point.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

In Gavin O'Connor's hands ... the few-holds-barred matches are certainly the main event: subtle characterization and deep back-story are not wanted on this two-fisted voyage of the Conlon family.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

Not far removed from its true-to-life counterpart 'The Fighter,' 'Warrior' is about two men who decide to enter a mixed martial arts competition for two very different reasons.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

A sports movie about a martial arts tournament and an intimate drama about letting go of hatred and opening the heart to the healing balm of forgiveness.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5

A superb drama, and a remarkable sports film.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4

Its most rewarding moments being the well-choreographed brutal MMA fight scenes.

Full Review | Original Score: C+

This tale of two brothers competing in a mixed martial arts contest is gritty, laboured and totally devoid of suspense or surprise, despite the best efforts of actors Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

Warrior makes a creditable attempt at expanding the scope of the MMA films - and whilst not always successful - the powerful performances should keep many people happy

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Suddenly Thunderdome doesn't seem like such a pipe dream anymore.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5

Formulaic yes, but the best iteration of this formula in a very long time.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5

Warrior is a superbly acted and emotional film about manhood, family and never submitting to life's beat downs.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5

Its three leads certainly deserve consideration for their artfulness in being able to infuse it with intimations of quality.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5