4 Great Reasons To Catch Tom Hardy’s ‘Warrior’
2 Sep
Back in June, I told you that I was so pumped up for hunky Tom Hardy’s new flick “Warrior” that I’d be seeing it on its Sept. 9 opening day. Well, I lied …
I’ve already seen it! I’m happy to report that I caught a screening of the Mixed Martial Arts drama last week. I’m even happier to say that it was highly enjoyable in a number of ways — especially four, to be precise. More on that later. First, some background:
MMA as a sport is a conundrum for me. Blood and guts deeply repulse me; sweaty ripped guys writhing around and breathing heavily … well, let’s just say I have the opposite reaction. You see my problem.
My worries about “Warrior” violence went unrealized. The fight scenes are thrilling and realistic, but the filmmakers never oversold the gore. Translation: I only covered my eyes once!
Focusing on two brothers involved in a big, winner-take-all MMA competition, the movie goes exactly where you think it’s going to go, but the journey is nonetheless intriguing. The script held my interest right up until the credits.
The acting from all (even real-life fighter Kurt Angle!) is superb, especially from the intense and intensely hot Hardy and his on-screen brother, the not-to-be-overlooked Joel Edgerton, a beefier version of a young Albert Finney. As their alcoholic father in search of redemption, Nick Nolte turns in a performance worthy of a Supporting Actor Oscar. It would be sweet personal redemption for the veteran actor known by an entire generation only for that awful mugshot and his recent voice work as Bernie the Gorilla in “Zookeeper” and a past-his-prime canine in “Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore.”
All right, you’re visiting Swoonworthy for a reason and it doesn’t involve film criticism: You like looking at sexy guys. Need even more impetus to see the flick?
Here are 4 More Great Reasons To Catch “Warrior”:
REASONS #1 and 2: TOM HARDY’S PILLOW LIPS
Deee-licious! Confession: I spent the entire movie staring at them. I could swoon over these all day long. And I have.
REASONS #3 and 4: WHATEVER THESE MUSCLES ON TOM HARDY’S BACK ARE CALLED!
Seriously, what are they called? You know what? It doesn’t even matter. I didn’t even know muscles existed in this particular place or that they could be so well developed. And I certainly didn’t know that I find them so mesmerizing, but I have no problem with learning these things about myself. It’s all good!
“Warrior” opens for reals on Sept. 9, but you can catch a Sneak Preview Screening this Sunday at 7pm in 500 theaters nationwide. Tickets are available now via Fandango and MovieTickets.com!
In the meantime, click below to see more hot (hi-res!) Hardy and Edgerton pics:
Lmfao. You are not alone in watching Tom Hardy’s Lips and back muscles, like I did. But yeah movie was amazing. Will buy as soon as it comes out. I saw it twice in one day. And in deeming to see it again. There should definitely be some awards passed out to all three phenomenal actors for their captivating performances. And Joel Edgerton is officially on my radar.
Those muscles are called Traps in common so from now on you are able to refer to them with a name. You’re welcome.
Nice Article
THANK YOU, Mario!
In full, the trapezius muscles (so you could look ‘em up on Wikipedia), and specifically the upper traps.
I’m interested you like them well developed, ma’am. There was a post on Yahoo Answers from a boy wanting NOT to have his as big as Taylor Jacobs’s after his build-up.