“Warrior” – Kevin Brackett (Review St. Louis)

Posted by Kevin Brackett Sep 09, 2011 | Movie: Warrior
Think The Fighter, except substitute boxing for mixed martial arts fighting – and swap Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg for Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton. What do you get? A formula for cinematic gold. Warrior is an intense story with tremendous actors that is sure to get some buzz during the upcoming awards season. Tommy Conlon (Tom Hardy) is a veteran returning from Iraq, only to reconnect with his recovering alcoholic father, Paddy (Nick Nolte), who he lost his connection with after his parents separated. His brother, Brendan (Joel Edgerton), is a teacher and former MMA fighter, who grew up with their father, but has since drifted...

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