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Review: The Fighter

Family feud: the toughest bouts are outside the ring
By PETER KEOUGH  |  December 8, 2010
3.0 3.0 Stars

The Fighter | Directed by David O. Russell | Written by Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, and Keith Dorrington | With Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo, and Jack Mcgee | Paramount Pictures | 114 minutes

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peterdesjardins

I agree with this review. The mother and sisters were a hoot and there were some touching moments ,like when Dicky watched himself on the HBO documentory showing him smoking crack. Christian Bale deserves an Oscar nomination .
Peter in Salem
Posted: December 19 2010 at 8:32 PM
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