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Warrior (12A)

Action, Drama, Sport

The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament -- a path that puts the fighter on a collision corner with his older brother.

More information on this production is available at www.warriorthemovie.co.uk.

The critical consensus

The film devolves into seemingly endless brutal fight scenes, ultimately offering a dubious ‘violence solves all’ message that makes no sense and, ironically, creates little impact.

**(*)(*)(*)Paul Gallagher, The List, 14/09/2011

A tougher, meaner animal than close cousin The Fighter, with Hardy, Edgerton and Nolte at their pugnacious, heart-wrenching best. Shame O’Connor diluted the pay-off.

***(*)(*)Matt Mueller, Total Film, 14/09/2011

It hardly rewrites the rulebook, but Warrior is a powerful, moving and brilliant sports-pic-cum-family drama. Like The Fighter, but with kicking.

*****Dan Jolin, Empire Online, 19/09/2011

It's a picture that strains for near-Biblical resonance, and sure; it feels longer than Psalm 119, but despite pummelling away for two hours, this boils down to a sulky Cain who just needs a hug from Abel.

**(*)(*)(*)Siobhan Synnot, The Scotsman, 20/09/2011

Well-staged...also too long.

***(*)(*)Henry Fitzherbert, Daily Express, 22/09/2011

Sickly sentimental, but the barnstorming fight scenes will leave you counting stars.

***(*)(*)Adam Woodward, Little White Lies, 22/09/2011

Familiar emotional territory is covered in a picture that doesn’t know when to quit while it’s ahead, but the fight scenes are Raging Bull impressive.

Alison Rowat, The Herald, 22/09/2011

Tom Hardy's physicality in this mixed martial arts film...is something to behold.

****(*)Tim Robey, The Telegraph, 22/09/2011

You don't need an MA in screenwriting to see where this one is heading.

**(*)(*)(*)Andrew Pulver, The Guardian, 22/09/2011

Fight flick unable to escape cliche.

Paul Greenwood, Evening Times, 22/09/2011

The atmosphere of juvenile machismo is fairly harmless; the 140-minute running time, however, is pure sadism.

*(*)(*)(*)(*)Anthony Quinn, The Independent, 23/09/2011

Not a knockout but well worth a few rounds.

***(*)(*)Daily Record, 23/09/2011

Ridiculous and overwrought as it sounds, Hardy and Edgerton attack the warring siblings storyline with enough grace and credibility to ensure the films emotional blows feel as authentic as the physical ones look.

***(*)(*)Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 24/09/2011

It's a crude, populist epic that makes the audience feel they're taking a beating in the chain-link cage with the fighters.

Philip French, The Observer, 25/09/2011

Warrior is a hokey underdog melodrama from Round One, but it seems real enough, partly due to the shaky, fuzzy cinematography, and partly due to the actors' commitment to their roles.

Nicholas Barber, The Independent on Sunday, 25/09/2011


Features about Warrior (12A)

Can Warrior pack a punch in the UK?

Genevieve Hassan, BBC, 21/09/2011

Warrior (12A)

Where and when?

General release. Check local listings for show times.

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