Although “Warrior” is a sports film, it's also a character study mostly focusing on the relationships between father and sons.
The film boasts, possibly, Nick Nolte’s best work in recent years as a recovering alcoholic whose drinking and abuse has alienated his family. But when his estranged son (Tom Hardy) re-enters his life, his uses the opportunity to begin to build back his relationship by training his son in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts.
“Warrior” also gets the audience up close and personal with Mixed Martial Arts, a brutal high-bred of boxing, kick-boxing and martial arts. The sequences are well filmed and well acted.
“Warrior” is well worth the ticket price in. It gets a B- and is rated PG-13
