ON DVD: “Fighting”
August 26, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Movies
Fighting is now out on DVD and I think I’m going to rent it. The film stars Channing Tatum as Shawn MacArthur, a small-town boy who ends up in New York City with nothing. To try to make ends meet, he starts selling knock-offs on the street but, after he meets scam artist Harvet Boarden (Terrence Howard), his life changes and he begins a career as a streetfighter.
image: Rogue Picture
Of course, any time you get involved with that kind of lifestyle, you’re going to run into some problems. Shawn enjoys taking down professional boxers, MMA champions and ultimate fighters but eventually he wants out of the business. Unfortunately, he’s got to find a way to get away from Harvey, who has been making money as Shawn’s manager.
I’ve heard that this isn’t the type of movie that’s going to win any awards but Tatum does give a decent performance. I’ll have to judge for myself but I have liked him in the past – even in lame movies like She’s The Man - so it’s worth a shot.
