Maybe it is just Winter and I will be in a permanent bad mood until Spring or just maybe the selection of holiday movies this year don't measure up. After three disappointments....BLACK SWAN, LITTLE FOCKERS, and COUNTRY STRONG; I was ready for something that was going to make me stand up and cheer.
THE FIGHTER did not make the cut. Sure it was a great, true story of two brothers whose lives were boxing. Mark Wahlberg and Amy Adams (as his girlfriend) are always wonderful in anything they do but, again the strongest performances were from the supporting players. Christian Bale owns BATMAN and his performance as a has been fighter/crack addict was amazing. Melissa Leo's role as the Mother of the two brothers and seven dysfunctional sisters made me believe that was just who she was.
Fact is there was never enough to make me care about any of them through their woes and triumphs. Tears failed to come and, again, no one cheered.
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