The A.V. Club - For all its titular bravado, Warrior never lets the audience forget the economic and spiritual desperation driving its two main characters, who bleed for the screaming arena crowd in exchange for their shots at redemption, and offer a rare glimpse of soul in a type of film that usually isn't obliged to provide one., New York Times - It is appropriately blunt, powerful and relentless, a study of male bodies in sweaty motion and masculine emotions in teary turmoil., Hollywood Reporter - It's a long movie that feels short: It grabs you in early scenes, intense though low-key before all hell breaks loose, then keeps you riveted to its mostly male characters., Movieline - One of the most heart-wrenching and deeply felt films of the year., Empire - WARRIOR is a powerful, moving and brilliant sports-pic-cum-family drama. Like "The Fighter," but with kicking.