YMMV / The Fighter

• Award Snub:
  • Persons were disappointed with the exclusion of a Oscar nomination for Mark Wahlberg. The Real Life Micky Ward even called him to apologize, saying that if he had just been a little crazier, the part would have gotten Wahlberg more attention. Wahlberg did receive an Oscar nomination for Best Picture though, as he served as one of the film's producers.
  • Defied by Melissa Leo, who launched an independent "For Your Consideration" campaign when it looked as if the studio wasn't going to do much to support her during awards season.
• Awesome Music: "How You Like Me Now" by The Heavy which was used in the film's intro. It became a victory song when Micky won the match near the end.
• Ensemble Dark Horse: Seriously, Dicky is the most charismatic drug addict ever to grace the silver screen.
• He Really Can Act: Played with—no one doubted Amy Adams' talents as an actress, per se; it's just that prior to this movie, there was a slight risk of her being type-casted as The Cutie Nice Girl. This film opened Hollywood's eyes to how wide her range really was.
• Jerkass Woobie: Dicky is selfish, incredibly unreliable, and seems not to give a damn about anything but himself. But he is so beaten down by his own faded dreams of glory and his self-hatred at what he has become its difficult not to feel for him.
• Memetic Mutation: NAWT YOU!
• Moment of Awesome: Don't call Charlene a skank. Just don't.
• Narm Charm: NOT YOU! NAWT YOU!
• The Woobie: Micky constantly suffers from abuse from his family and when he finds happiness in Charlene, his family tries to take that away from him. Eventually, he makes it out okay.

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