Cast Tom Hardy
Nick Nolte
Joel Edgerton
Jennifer Morrison
Frank Grillo
Kevin Dunn
Screenwriter
Gavin O'Connor
Director
Gavin O'Connor
Running Time
139m 43s
An ex-Marine haunted by a tragic past, Tommy Riordan returns to his hometown of Pittsburgh and enlists his father, a recovered alcoholic and his former coach, to train him for an MMA tournament awarding the biggest purse in the history of the sport. As Tommy blazes a violent path towards the title prize, his brother, Brendan, a former MMA fighter unable to make ends meet as a public school teacher, returns to the amateur ring to provide for his family. Even though years have passed, recriminations and past betrayals keep Brendan bitterly estranged from both Tommy and his father. But when Brendan's unlikely rise as an underdog sets him on a collision course with Tommy, the two brothers must finally confront the forces that tore them apart, all the while waging the most intense, winner-takes-all battle of their lives. (Lionsgate)
Unconvincing in its drama, less so in the fighting. Overall it was alright.
