Warrior dt4 review7/12/2023 ![]() It is well-directed and well-shot, and it's amazing. The action in Warrior may be some of the best action I've seen in any sports drama, maybe even any action movie. The camera angles and sound editing makes you feel every thump, beat-down, and punch in every fight, and it is exhilarating. The film lays out the rules of an MMA fight fairly clearly, without explicitly informing viewers, and follows up with some impressive choreography and stylized fighting. First of all, you don't need to be a UFC aficianado to appreciate the fights or understand what's happening. Now, the most obvious thing one would look at in an MMA movie is the quality of the fight scenes presented, so let's start there. ![]() Warrior is a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) film starring Joel Edgerton and Tom Hardy, as well as Jennifer Morrison and Nick Nolte, and it tells the story of two estranged brothers (Edgerton and Hardy) as they come together in a worldwide MMA tournament in the fight of their lives. Time to review another one of my personal favorite movies, and a film that I believe is incredibly underrated in light of its quality and memorability. Mixed Martial Arts Fight|Thematic Material) ![]() But when Tommy's underdog brother, Brendan (Joel Edgerton), fights his way into the tournament, the two brothers must finally confront each other and the forces that pulled them apart. Tommy (Tom Hardy), an ex-Marine with a tragic past, returns home and enlists his father (Nick Nolte), a recovering alcoholic and former wrestling coach, to train him for "Sparta," the biggest MMA tournament ever held. An estranged family finds redemption in the unlikeliest of places: the MMA ring.
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