The Fighter is a wonderful movie, with a core set of impressive performances by Christian Bale, Melissa Leo, Amy Adams and the quiet Mark Wahlberg. But one of the most memorable aspects of the film is the cadre of shrill, nattering and high-haired women who are sisters to Mickey Ward (Wahlberg) and Dicky Eklund (Bale). In a handful of scenes, the women make quite an impression as they provide some antagonistic energy towards Amy Adams' character, and support the efforts of their mother (Leo). If The Fighter had been written by Sophocles, the sisters would be the chorus. But who are they? Some of the magic of the characters is that, in the midst of a very recognizable trio of leads (and Melissa Leo, who is probably not as immediately recognizable to many audiences) the actresses playing the sisters are enigmas. Some of them seem like they could have...
- 12/23/2010
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Tall, red headed, from Massachusetts and working in show biz... Anyone come to mind?
If you're thinking Conan O'Brien, you're half right -- it's his sister, Kate. The Boston native plays a quick cameo in 'The Fighter,' a film about an Irish Catholic family from Lowell, Massachusetts.
Kate plays Mickey (Mark Wahlberg) and Dicky (Christian Bale's) sister Phyllis Eklund, and says the role was a natural one for her (she's on the far right in the photo below).
"I work at a school and someone said, 'They're casting ['The Fighter'], you should go down, you look Irish Catholic,' " Kate O'Brien told People Magazine. "I'm one of six, so it wasn't that hard for me to look like I might have more siblings [in the movie]."
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If you're thinking Conan O'Brien, you're half right -- it's his sister, Kate. The Boston native plays a quick cameo in 'The Fighter,' a film about an Irish Catholic family from Lowell, Massachusetts.
Kate plays Mickey (Mark Wahlberg) and Dicky (Christian Bale's) sister Phyllis Eklund, and says the role was a natural one for her (she's on the far right in the photo below).
"I work at a school and someone said, 'They're casting ['The Fighter'], you should go down, you look Irish Catholic,' " Kate O'Brien told People Magazine. "I'm one of six, so it wasn't that hard for me to look like I might have more siblings [in the movie]."
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- 12/20/2010
- by Jordan Zakarin
- Huffington Post
David O. Russell's The Fighter is based on the true story of Micky Ward, a stepping-stone boxer, and his older brother Dick Eklund, whose claim to fame was dropping Sugar Ray Leonard several years and many crackpipe hits long ago. Because it's beholden to the framework of Ward's technical boxing style and the fights he fought, the story has a tendency to lag and meander. But what elevates it to championship status is the acting, because it's kind of ecstatically horrifying to watch Christian Bale and Melissa Leo tear themselves and everyone else apart. Ultimately, the family dynamic and the bitter squabble of this destructive family is what makes The Fighter worth watching.
A documentary crew is filming Dick Eklund (Christian Bale) for his supposed comeback. Meanwhile, he's training his kid half-brother Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg), a slugger with a fierce hook who most promoters book to boost their more promising fighters.
A documentary crew is filming Dick Eklund (Christian Bale) for his supposed comeback. Meanwhile, he's training his kid half-brother Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg), a slugger with a fierce hook who most promoters book to boost their more promising fighters.
- 12/8/2010
- by Brian Prisco
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