A couple of brothers (Christian Bale the ex-con and Casey Affleck the PTSD Veteran) struggle through life. Bale is blue-collar and solid. Affleck is aggressive and flighty. They get mixed up with the underworld bare-knuckle fight scene (managed by Woody Harrelson) to make money... at which point I was so bored that I quit. The first half was slow, ordinary, dark, and predictable. I predict that it got more ordinary and darker, a betrayal, Affleck getting in over his head, Bale rescuing him, brotherly love and angst. There was no real chemistry between any of the actors, with even Harrelson playing his now caricature-crazy guy. No love here.
1 star (out of 5)
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