Fighting (2009)

[Movie 239 / Day 255]


Shawn MacArthur (Tatum) is trying to make a living flogging fake Harry Potter books (!) on the pavements of New York when he's ripped off by street hustler Harvey Boarden (Howard). He defends his money with his fists and that leads Harvey to befriend him and lead him into the murky world of big money bare-knuckle boxing. All going swimmingly until Shawn meets a girl and falls in love.

This is supposedly a film about hustling and bare-knuckle boxing. In reality, it's Step Up with some gentle fisticuffs. Boring, boring, boring.

My rating: 4.2 / 10
IMDB rating: 5.2 / 10
Running time: 105 mins
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The Brave One (2007)

[Movie 215 / Day 229]


So-so thriller about a radio DJ, played by Jodie Foster, who suffers an horrific attack in which her boyfriend is brutally killed. Obviously, in order to cope with the grief, she buys a handgun and turns vigilante. That makes it sound more exciting than it is.

My rating: 5.7 / 10
IMDB rating: 6.9 / 10
Running time: 122 mins
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