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Though Fighting has a likable lead performer, and the fight scenes are impressive, the paper-thin plot ultimately unravels.
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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 | Rating: 2/5 | 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.
Edward Porter
The tell-it-as-it-is title hardly indicates anything out of the ordinary, but this bare-knuckle boxing flick is put together with more love than you'd expect. May 15, 2009 | Rating: 3/6 | Full Review…
The tell-it-as-it-is title hardly indicates anything out of the ordinary, but this bare-knuckle boxing flick is put together with more love than you'd expect.
Trevor Johnston
There are no surprises here - this is a story that has been told before, many times. But Tatum gives us a glimpse of the charisma that could make him a star. May 15, 2009 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
There are no surprises here - this is a story that has been told before, many times. But Tatum gives us a glimpse of the charisma that could make him a star.
Wendy Ide
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 | Rating: 3/5 | 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.
Andrew Pulver
Montiel's film lands on its feet with a gripping, will-he-or-won't-he third act - it's worth the wait. May 15, 2009 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Montiel's film lands on its feet with a gripping, will-he-or-won't-he third act - it's worth the wait.
Tim Robey
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. May 15, 2009 | Rating: 2/5
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.
Dan Stewart
Yes, both Channing Tatum and Zulay Henao... have careers for their looks alone, and they'd have better careers delivering pizza than delivering dialogue. Mar 2, 2011 | Rating: 1.5/5 | Full Review…
Yes, both Channing Tatum and Zulay Henao... have careers for their looks alone, and they'd have better careers delivering pizza than delivering dialogue.
Kevin Carr
Call a movie Fighting, you expect action. Only include shots of Channing Tatum shirtless in the trailer, you expect to see half-naked Tatum. Fighting doesn't deliver either. Aug 14, 2010 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Call a movie Fighting, you expect action. Only include shots of Channing Tatum shirtless in the trailer, you expect to see half-naked Tatum. Fighting doesn't deliver either.
Perri Nemiroff
Channing Tatum (GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra) is crazy beautiful, and perfectly cast as a slow, troubled young man. Jul 4, 2010 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Channing Tatum (GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra) is crazy beautiful, and perfectly cast as a slow, troubled young man.
Cris Kennedy
the protagonist happens to be played by an actor who looks more like a fashion model than tough street fighter Dec 17, 2009 | Rating: 3/10 | Full Review…
the protagonist happens to be played by an actor who looks more like a fashion model than tough street fighter
Dragan Antulov
Fighting consistently feels like a patchwork of better movies without their excitement or rooting interest in character. Sep 23, 2009 | Full Review…
Fighting consistently feels like a patchwork of better movies without their excitement or rooting interest in character.
Felix Gonzalez Jr.
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. Aug 26, 2009 | Rating: 3/5
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.
Margaret Pomeranz
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