Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Mark Wahlberg | ... | Micky Ward | |
Christian Bale | ... | Dicky Eklund | |
Amy Adams | ... | Charlene Fleming | |
Melissa Leo | ... | Alice Ward | |
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Mickey O'Keefe | ... | Mickey O'Keefe |
Jack McGee | ... | George Ward | |
Melissa McMeekin | ... | 'Little Alice' Eklund | |
Bianca Hunter | ... | Cathy 'Pork' Eklund | |
Erica McDermott | ... | Cindy 'Tar' Eklund | |
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Jill Quigg | ... | Donna Eklund Jaynes |
Dendrie Taylor | ... | Gail 'Red Dog' Eklund | |
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Kate B. O'Brien | ... | Phyllis 'Beaver' Eklund (as Kate O'Brien) |
Jenna Lamia | ... | Sherri Ward | |
Frank Renzulli | ... | Sal Lanano | |
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Paul Campbell | ... | Gary 'Boo Boo' Giuffrida |
The Fighter is a drama about boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer on the verge of being KO'd by drugs and crime. Written by anonymous
Look, i like the film, I think it's awesome but I also think were the characters were played by less effective actors, this wouldn't be as awesome as it is. The biggest fault for me, is that the main character has less personality than most sports characters in sport films. Mickey Ward (Mark Wahlberg) has a crackhead brother, former boxing great played flawlessly by Christian Bale, and he has manager-mom played by brilliant Melissa Leo. Mark Wahlberg has range, he is a good actor, but Mickey just fell flat for me. I wasn't invested much in Mickey so when the boxing matches came on, I didn't care much. But the performances by the backup cast are fantastic. If anything, that's worth the concession price.