'Warrior' is an outstanding Mixed Martial Arts/Boxing film, Joel Edgerton star of 'The Thing' Prequel is excellent as Brendan Conlon a Physics Teacher who is battling the bank from declaring bankruptcy, In an effort to save his home he participates in several MMA bouts, in order to pay off his loans. His estranged and deeply troubled brother Tommy who has eloped from his unit in Iraq returns on the scene and also competes in the MMA scene, where we see several brutally realistic bouts take place not just with other MMA hopefuls but eventually between the two brothers. The two leads are excellent, Joel Edgerton is entirely convincing as is Tom Hardy who is terrifying and brutal in the ring. Nick Nolte is amazing in his role as the equally troubled father who trains Hardy, one can argue that it appears that Nolte resembles Lee Marvin in his appearance. Nolte's portrayal has won him universal critical praise and rightly so.
