Warrior (2011)

• Year: 2011
• Released: 09 Sep 2011
• Country: United States
• Adwords: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 22 nominations total
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1291584/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/Warrior
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/warrior
• Available in: 720p, 1080p, 2160p
• Language: English, Spanish
• MPA Rating: PG-13
• Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
• Runtime: 140 min
• Writer: Gavin O’Connor, Anthony Tambakis, Cliff Dorfman
• Director: Gavin O’Connor
• Cast: Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Joel Edgerton
• Keywords: teacher, alcoholic, bank, training, combat,

	8.2/10
	71/100

Warrior Storyline

Organized fighting was a part of the Conlons’ lives when brothers, Tommy Conlon and Brendan Conlon, were kids, with their father, Paddy Conlon, their trainer. Tommy has been estranged from both Brendan and Paddy for fourteen years, when Tommy ran off with his mother due to the abuse exacted by alcoholic Paddy. Tommy’s gripe with Brendan was not running off with them – which Tommy saw as support for Paddy – instead starting life with his now wife, Tess. To support his family, Brendan now teaches high school science and has largely left his fighting life behind him. After his mother’s death, Tommy served time in the military. Tommy returns home to find a changed Paddy, one who has been clean and sober for almost three years and who has rediscovered religion, both which he feels has completely turned his life around from who he was when Tommy left fourteen years ago, although Tommy is not convinced. The lives of the Conlons may intersect when they all fall back into mixed martial arts (MMA), Tommy in trying to discover what his post-military life holds, and as Brendan finds that his teaching is insufficient to pay all the family bills, with fighting and teaching seemingly incompatible. With a $5 million winner-takes-all prize for a MMA tournament as the carrot, Tommy and Brendan and by association Paddy’s interrelationships may either be strengthen or further torn apart, both figuratively and literally, if they take part in this very public and potentially violent arena.

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Warrior Movie Reviews

“The devil you know is better than the devil you don’t.”

There aren’t many fight movies I’d rate as high as a ’10’, and by fight movies I’m talking about boxing as the subject. “Rocky” and “Million Dollar Baby” are the only two I can think of off hand. But this movie transcends the genre and is so much more than a film about a pair of brothers reaching for the gold ring in the arena of mixed martial arts. There’s a lot of human drama on display, and the three principals in the story pull off some of the most incredible performances one is likely to see in a film like this.

I was taken aback a bit by the number of other reviewers on this board who admitted to shedding a tear over parts of the story line. Some of the scenes affected me the same way and it’s a little difficult to explain why, but the characters are so anguished and real that one can relate to them on some visceral level. I was especially heartened to see how the students of Sparta High School got behind their physics teacher, Brendan Conlon (Joel Edgerton) during the War at the Shore. That just showed a whole lot of loyalty and civic pride for the school to turn out the way they did.

The entire backdrop to the fight story of course is the anguished and disrupted home life of Paddy Conlon (Nick Nolte), an alcoholic on the mend approaching a thousand days of sobriety, but with the inability to connect with the sons who abandoned him. I was a little surprised that the resolution to the story didn’t involve Nolte’s character engaging more purposefully with either Brendan or Tommy (Tom Hardy). It’s left open ended, just as Tommy’s status with the military is left open ended, though if you follow your instincts, the outcomes wouldn’t necessarily be rewarding.

As for the fight scenes, I’d have to go on record stating that this movie has the best edited action in the ring I’ve ever seen. Though the pace is often relentless, none of it looks staged or phony, a credit to all the players involved and the principal photographer. Regarding the outcome of the final match, well before ring time one’s brain scrambles trying to guess the outcome, as this is one film and one battle where you don’t want either brother to lose, and you can’t imagine the twist that will make the final verdict worthwhile. I won’t spoil it here either, you’ll just have to see and judge it for yourself.

A review for people who don’t like UFC fighting yet, somehow, end up watching this film.

Hollywood tends to do things in spurts. When they make one sort of movie, you can pretty much guarantee there will be many more soon after. Back in the 1930s, it was gangster films…one after another. The 1950s and early 60s, it was nothing but westerns. In the late 70s, it was roller skating and CB radio films. Now, in the 2010s, it’s fight films. First was “The Wrestler” and then “The Fighter” and then “The Warrior”. So, from this standpoint, “The Warrior” isn’t exactly original–it’s one in a string of similar films. Is it any good? Or, is it just derivative?

Before I go any further, I have a VERY important confession to make. I don’t like UFC fighting and think it’s barbaric. As a libertarian sort of guy, I am not for banning it–hey, if they want to kill each other, that’s their right…just don’t expect me to pay to go see it. So you might wonder why I would watch the film in the first place–a very, very good question. I am a film nut–a total fanatic. Considering that I’ve reviewed over 15,000 films on IMDb, it’s not surprising I’d review “The Warrior”–simply because of the process of elimination! Additionally, I am trying to see as many of IMDb’s Top 250 as I possibly can–and I only have a few more to go. This brings up an important question, then–for whom am I writing this review?! After all, if you love UFC, you’ll love this film (hence the very high rating)–and if you don’t, you’ll almost certainly never watch the film in the first place! So, my review is essentially for about a dozen folks out there–people who are either being forced to watch the film against their wills or who are so nuts about movies that they’ll watch anything.

“The Warrior” is, for me, a turn off your brain and enjoy it sort of film. You cannot over-analyze this one or you’ll likely turn it off. Think about it–two guys who have barely any experience in UFC fighting get to go to the biggest tournament in the universe AND although they have different last names, they are brothers and the rest of the folks in the movie only learns this (cue suspenseful music!!) before the final match that they are brothers!! The problem is that early on in the film you learn they are brothers and you just KNOW it will all come down to this! There is zero suspense in this regard….zero. I really wish they’d just abandoned this plot element.

There are other aspects of the film that were much better. The men are also dealing with an alcoholic father (Nick Nolte) and this provides for some interesting moments. The old man wants to reunite with them but he’s simply burned too many bridges. Additionally, the school teacher angle for the one brother was pretty interesting. I also appreciated some of the twists that do occur in the final match–and it is quite emotional and touching. Overall, this is a decent enough film that is ultimately very violent and rather predictable. Worth seeing if you’re into this sort of thing but otherwise, probably not the film for you. I really wish they’d try making another similar sort of movie but without the predictability–which, unfortunately, is the problem with most fight movies.

One of the best of the year

I love movies of all kinds regardless of their age. 2011 so far has been a very hit-and-miss year, luckily alongside Drive and The Tree of Life(though both won’t appeal to all) Warrior is among my favourites of this year.

Warrior is a well made and directed movie, with lighting that consistently fits with the mood and cinematography that is skillful and intelligently used. The dialogue was thought-provoking and written with vigour and heart, the fight scenes are incredible feeling both authentic(you can smell the sweat and feel the tears) and harrowing and the story for me was absorbing and hit me hard emotionally.

The characters are fully credible too, and the wonderful performances help. Tom Hardy is outstanding in one of his best performances to date, and Joel Edgarton is every bit his equal, but Nick Nolte is a sheer delight and comes close to stealing the film on several occasions. The climax was very exciting, and while the film’s end is rather inconclusive, everything else is so good you don’t care so much.

In conclusion, fantastic film and one of the best of the year. 10/10 Bethany Cox