It really isn't something we've pictured before: a true brotherly bond between the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, but it's clearly portrayed here throughout the game, providing an interesting slant on things. (wolfsgamingblog.com)
More a lurching, blue - collar social drama than a conventional boxing biopic, The Fighter connects fitfully as a story of brotherly bonds and underdog triumph. (shareddarkness.com)
It turns this tale of brotherly bonds and sibling rivalry — a veiled allegory of the Cuarón boys themselves? (metacritic.com)