About this episode
Watch this first reaction podcast where Kade & Gray give their movie review of Gavin O'Connor's film, WARRIOR starring Tom Hardy & Joel Edgerton right after watching it with fresh eyes. Sit back, relax, and enjoy this episode of the CRWN Cinema Podcast! WARRIOR is about: An estranged family who finds redemption in the unlikeliest of places: the MMA ring. Tommy (Tom Hardy), an ex-Marine with a tragic past, returns home and enlists his father (Nick Nolte), a recovering alcoholic and former wrestling coach, to train him for "Sparta," the biggest MMA tournament ever held. But when Tommy's underdog brother, Brendan (Joel Edgerton), fights his way into the tournament, the two brothers must finally confront each other and the forces that pulled them apart. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:14 Post-Movie Rating & Review 03:31 The greatest embarrassment in sports history 08:57 Why the ending flopped 14:03 "This movie doesn't age well" 16:54 The issue with Brendan's character 19:45 Analyzing why it leaves you unfulfilled 26:59 What the fight scenes lacked 29:24 It's hard to make a bad fighting movie 31:43 The weak and semi-pointless storyline 35:00 Why Tommy's storyline failed in the beginning 36:44 They could've avoided Brendan's boring introduction 39:30 Why the father's character was written very well 42:52 Final thoughts 45:08 Outro