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- 2011
- Gavin O'Connor
- 134 mins
- 12A
Summary
Action drama starring Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte and Joel Edgerton. Former marine Tommy Conlon, a man haunted by a tragic past, returns to his home town and enlists his recovering alcoholic father to coach him in the brutal sport of mixed martial arts. Meanwhile, estranged older brother Brendan, a former fighter himself, is forced to return to the sport to provide for his family. A clash between the siblings is only a matter of time.
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A star rating of 4 out of 5.
Alexia Skinitis
This rousing mix of sports and family drama from writer/director Gavin O'Connor makes an impact from its very first scene. Sitting drunk on his estranged father's doorstep, Tommy Conlon (Tom Hardy) cuts a dark and brooding figure, bubbling with pent-up anger. Little time is wasted explaining how he got there, but it becomes evident that his alcoholic father (an Oscar-nominated Nick Nolte) divided the family, leading the young Conlon brothers to take very different paths: the elder, Brendan (Joel Edgerton), throwing in a promising career as a fighter to become a high-school teacher; and the younger, Tommy, joining the marines. Reconciliation seems impossible, with bitterness and resentment on all sides, until the brothers enter a mixed martial arts tournament. The pace of the story is thrilling, with snatches of family history never undermining the action, and it's all brought to a head in a tremendously emotional finale that rivals Rocky. Hardy certainly makes for a commanding screen presence, with Edgerton just as compelling, and it's their intense investment in the characters that makes the film as powerful as one of Tommy Conlon's knockout punches.
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rolenameTommy ConlonTom HardyBrendan ConlonJoel EdgertonPaddy ConlonNick NolteTess ConlonJennifer MorrisonFrank CampanaFrank GrilloPrincipal ZitoKevin DunnBryan CallenBryan CallenKobaKurt AngleDan TaylorNoah Emmerich
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rolenameDirectorGavin O'Connor
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Theatrical distributor
Lionsgate
Released on
2011-09-23
Languages
English | Spanish
Guidance
Violence, swearing.
Available on
DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
Colour
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