I had the privilege of seeing Gavin O’Connor’s new film, starring Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton more than a month ago and although I feel the same way about it today as I did then, I’m not sure what else I can say about Warrior that I haven’t already said. Go. If you liked The Fighter, this movie is for you. Go. If you liked Rocky, this film is for you. Go. If you know the camaraderie and brotherhood of serving in the military or you support someone who is or has, this film is for you. Go.

The movie, although set against the backdrop of  MMA fighting, is about family and all that that entails and all of the permutations. Family in all its goodness and its ugliness, including the horrors that we put each other through, the lengths we’re willing to go for one another. It’s about forgiveness and redemption and the fact that at the end of the day, when everything else falls away, family is what we’re left with.

If you want to know more, you can check the rest of our coverage of Warrior at the bottom of the page.

Lionsgate, again in conjunction with AMC Theaters, is holding sneak peeks this Sunday September 4, ahead of the film’s release on Friday September 9.

What:  Sneak peek preview of Warrior

When:  Sunday, 9/4, 7PM

Where:  Theaters nationwide, click here for a full list and the trailer.

I have to say, in my opinion, it’s worth the hype. It languished on the shelf for nearly two years seeking distribution and now it’s becoming the “little movie that could”. See it.