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Reviewed by Cas Harlow, 25th September 2009
Pitched as a Rocky for our generation, Fighting is derivative, unremarkable fluff, a clone of a Van Damme b-movie much less than Rocky, and even if it were to draw comparisons, it would be to the lacklustre 5th instalment in the classic franchise, where Rocky gets involved in street-fighting. This movie really only has the same qualifications as any standard DTV sequel, remake or knock-off out there, only glossed-up and put in the cinemas as if people may not notice how bad it is at its core. Wasting Terrence Howard, and starring Channing Tatum (which should be a warning in and of itself), it does not even boast enough decent fight scenes to justify its uninspired title (they could have called it Fighter, The Fighter, The Fightist, it all sounds the same). On Region Free UK Blu-ray the movie looks unquestionably good, but with an unbalanced aural accompaniment, and a distinct lack of extras, there really is very little going for this movie. Save yourself the pain – even if you like the sound of this film, just go and watch AWOL instead.
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I did want to see this film but after reading the review and watching the trailer, I think I’ll give it a miss. I liked all the Rocky films, as I am a fan of boxing but this defo doesn’t seem the same. At least with boxing there are rules and in Rocky you get some decent fights to be enjoyed, not just a bunch of guys illegally fighting, and for what?