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(1 - 23) of 23 OFCS Rating: 22% Rotten Page   1   2/5 "The only thing you'll be 'fighting' is your lagging attention span."   PopMatters   Bill Gibron D "The rest of the narrative is a smear of gangster clichés, head-slapping collisions of coincidence, and shirtless Tatum scowling. One has to wonder how a homeless street fighter has the time and tools to shave his entire upper body on a daily basis."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf 3/5 "a film that is, itself, fighting to break free of its own contrivances and conventions"   Filmcritic.com   Chris Cabin B- ""Fighting" seems like a no-brainer project for Dito Montiel that he needed to get out of his system before he can move back into an emotionally rarefied world as complex as that of his first film."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "For all its attention to local "color", Fighting focuses on the white boy's progress."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 56/100 "Fighting would appear to be perfect for a guy's night out, but it ultimately comes off as a dull, hopelessly watered-down drama geared towards undiscerning teenagers."   AskMen.com   David Nusair C+ "As predictable as picking the winner in a WWE wrestling match."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 1/4 "A purpose-free, self-serious yawner that is just dreary, uninspired and hopelessly forgettable."   DustinPutman.com   Dustin Putman C+ "Its generic and lazy title notwithstanding, Fighting is almost a good movie."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider "Fighting consistently feels like a patchwork of better movies without their excitement or rooting interest in character."   DVD Review   Felix Gonzalez Jr. B- "May not score a knockout, but it sure wins on points."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 1.5/4 "pretty much everything you need to know about this by-the-numbers clunker is summarized in the one-word title"   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 2/5 "the weirdest thing about Fighting is how it seems to be fighting itself, as if there were a much longer movie left on the cutting room floor"   Redbox   James Rocchi "Parental Content Review"   Screen It!   Jim Judy 2/4 "As innocuous as its title, this modest indie about underground street fighting boasts a gritty tongue-in-cheek attitude but (sorry) packs little punch."   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito 2.5/5 "What Montiel found on the streets of his native Queens in A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, which he adapted from his own memoir, eludes him in his sophomore go-round. He's still a legitimate contender in my book, but in Fighting he's shadow boxing."   Boxoffice Magazine   John P. McCarthy "The first rule of Fighting is: You don't talk about Fighting. So please just pretend you can hear me giggling derisively instead."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson D "I think the screenplay is punchdrunk."   Beliefnet   Nell Minow 2.5/4 "Fighting evocatively captures the texture of New York City"   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 2.5/5 "It's not a great film, or even a particularly good one, but every so often you catch glimpses of a better movie behind the simplistic structure and formulaic plot."   Film Threat   Pete Vonder Haar 2/5 "A film that could only possibly entertain two very specific groups of people--those who want to watch Channing Tatum and those who want to watch Channing Tatum get punched in the face repeatedly"   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 2/5 "The problem is that, even with some very strong acting, we're never quite convinced to believe either the relationships or situations."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 7/10 "Filmed... with a colorful, grimy intimacy that unabashedly showcases all of the oozing pores that the filmmakers can find, but never makes its settings seem unpleasant or unlivable."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton  (1 - 23) of 23 OFCS Rating: 22% Rotten Page   1