Fighting (2009)

Director:

Dito Montiel

Writers (WGA):

Robert Munic (written by) and
Dito Montiel (written by)

Release Date:

24 April 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Sport

Tagline:

Some dreams are worth the fight.

Plot:

In New York City, a young counterfeiter is introduced to the world of underground street fighting by a seasoned scam artist, who becomes his manager on the bare-knuckling brawling circuit. |

Plot Keywords:

New York City | Choke Hold | Debt | Hit In The Head | Alabama

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Channing Tatum	...	Shawn MacArthur
Terrence Howard	...	Harvey Boarden
Zulay Henao	...	Zulay Velez
Michael Rivera	...	Ajax
Flaco Navaja	...	Ray Ray
Peter Anthony Tambakis	...	Z (as Peter Tambakis)
Luis Guzmán	...	Martinez
Anthony DeSando	...	Christopher Anthony
Roger Guenveur Smith	...	Jack Dancing
Brian J. White	...	Evan Hailey (as Brian White)
Ivan Martin	...	Stockbroker Jerry
Danny Mastrogiorgio	...	Trader Jim
Altagracia Guzman	...	Alba Guzmán
Gabrielle Pelucco	...	Lila
Angelic Zambrana	...	Kimo's Girl

Also Known As:

Untitled Dito Montiel Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense fight sequences, a sex scene and brief strong language.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44516) | UK:15 | Ireland:15A | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Singapore:NC-16 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Norway:15 | Iceland:14 | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

DeKalb Av/Washington Park, Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Rogue Pictures

Trivia:

Channing Tatum broke his nose during one of the fight scenes.

Goofs:

Continuity: Shawn MacArthur crossed the road under heavy rain with wet box, after he went and get back money from Harvey Boarden in minute back on street there was no water, no rain, box are fully dry in some shot even there is no any rainy environment.

Quotes:

Jack Dancing: In the words of the late, great, Marvin Gaye. Let's... Get... It... On!

Movie Connections:

References War (2007)

Soundtrack:

Spiritual Warfare

B-Movie At Best

It was well made, but clearly not worth seeing in theaters. All in all, besides a number of movies that this resembles (as you can read in the other IMDb comments), it was truly a poor case of storytelling. The dialog was very close to being on the nose allowing for the most predictable storyline and course of events. Best parts were the fighting which was filmed "O.K." and the women, a.k.a. "sex." New York felt very real throughout this movie, but with the American Gangster soundtrack being used repetitively it quickly lost it's realism. Acting was cool, but then again the characters were unbelievable and boring.

I say 4 out of 10. It could have been filmed like clover-field and still received the same rating. If the story would have been more original, then I would have said higher rating.

Oh and the "Antagonist" throughout this storyline made me laugh. My 5 year old nephew could take him down let alone our main character.