Warrior

Quite a compelling and interesting story unfolded with the main topic of mma fighting in "Warrior". Lead by a great cast and great acting from its leads, this film is quite a step above simply a fighting film. There is more depth than expected as it has a great buildup to its characters- and they seem like real people rather than just one dimensional caricatures.

What makes Warrior work is not only the acting but the drama is quite compelling, touching and emotional given. Very good writing. The backstory for both leads of Joel Edgerton and Tom Hardy are quite good and as the film goes, we see things unfolding for the best. Nick Nolte is also really well in his role.

Warrior can be enjoyed by more than just fight fans as the story goes deeper them simply fighting. Although the film is quite long in runtime, the pacing gives the film enough where it moves very smoothly. Nothing feels quite out of order or seems to drag.

The ending was somewhat disappointing but it's understandable. Perhaps they could have went in another direction but other than that, Warrior is one of the better "fighting" "sports" films in recent memory.