Trailer - "The Fighter"

From the looks of it, this film seems to be the very definition of cliche. The underdog triumphing. It has been seen countless times before and seems completely shameless in its Oscar attention-grabbing. And usually films like this hold very little appeal for me, but right now a film like this seems to be what everybody needs. There is enough economic depression to send anyone into a slump, so a film about overcoming insurmountable odds to achieve what you want in life is a welcome sight, for me at least. Wahlberg ("Boogie Nights" aside) has never been the lead in a decent film but it all looks set to change here and Bale is delivering another method style performance reminiscent of the days before he donned the black cape. And at the very least, Director David O. Russel ("Three Kings" "I ♥ Huckabees") knows how deliver appararantly predictable and normal stories with anything but predictable results. The film is released in December this year.