Fighting (2009)

Yes, both Channing Tatum and Zulay Henao... have careers for their looks alone, and they'd have better careers delivering pizza than delivering dialogue.

March 2, 2011 Full Review

the protagonist happens to be played by an actor who looks more like a fashion model than tough street fighter

December 17, 2009 Full Review

There's something interesting in this film and that's the reality it brings to its subject matter. Scenes seem real. And that's a lot to do with the performances. They're all terrific. But there's the reality of New York too, there's grit here.

August 26, 2009 Full Review | Comments (3)

The only thing you'll be 'fighting' is your lagging attention span.

August 23, 2009 Full Review

Entertaining and engaging, Fighting has action, romance and a buddy element in a tight, professional package

August 20, 2009 Full Review

All of this, however, is plainly just a veneer on a solidly generic punch-up movie, and it thus becomes a drag. A more cartoonish approach would probably have been more fun.

May 17, 2009 Full Review

Quite how that will go down with his testosterone-fuelled, spotty audience, I have no idea.

May 17, 2009 Full Review

Like a poor man's Fight Club, Fighting is hardly a heavyweight. But with an enjoyable performance from Terrence Howard, the film is no disaster.

May 15, 2009 Full Review

You couldn't call Fighting great - at its core it is simply too cruddy - but Montiel has managed to inject it with the smell and feel of the streets that he clearly once knew well.

May 15, 2009 Full Review

The film is lifted slightly by the performances of Howard and Tatum, even though the latter's mumbling delivery is more Stallone than De Niro. But even Rocky's narrative had a redemptive arc.