Fighting

Year of release : 2009

 

Run time : 1h48min

 

Genre : Drama / Sports

 

Cast : Channing Tatum, Terrence Howard

 

 

Shawn is trying to make a living by selling Harry Potter books and videos. Harvey seems to know who he is, and sets him up,by making his people start a fight with him,stealing his money.

 

Shawn finds him while walking on the street,eating in a restaurant. After following him, Harvey tells him he can find fights for him,if he needs the money,the first fight being for 5000 dollars. That gets Shawn interested,and he starts fighting.

 

Finding him on the bench sleeping one day,Harvey also offers him a place to sleep at his place.

 

He meets from the first scene this beautiful woman who wants to buy a Harry Potter book, and he sees her again at a club they go to after he won the fight,and he tries to make her go out with him,but she plays hard to get.

 

I personally didn't like the movie,it starts right off the bat with this guy having his eye on Channing's character,and they immediately start working together.

It's just scene after scene of Terrence finding him new fights,and it feels the characters are unknown.

There's this ridiculous scene in which Channing is training on the train at the subway,because he couldn't do it on a field or stadium,I guess!

The grandmother was supposed to be the comic relief ,I guess, but she's just annoying.

It just felt like a low budget MTV Movie.

 

The actors are awkward with each other,their interactions look as strangers not knowing what to say to each other.

 

I noticed the movie is labeled an action movie,even crime,adventure and romance,and I assure you,it's not!

 

I didn't like the soundtrack.

 

Fighting is streaming on DirecTv, HBO Max ,and is for rent or sale on Amazon, Apple, Google, Redbox, Vudu, YouTube.

 

Rating : Could have been a contender!