"WARRIOR makes for a sturdy, visceral entertainment....It grabs you in early scenes, intense though low-key before all hell breaks loose, then keeps you riveted..."
Hollywood Reporter

4 stars out of 5 -- "WARRIOR makes some unexpected choices that allow the film to punch above its weight."
Box Office

"WARRIOR is a relentless, emotionally engaging family drama and underdog saga with touches of ROCKY mixed with THE FIGHTER."
USA Today

3 stars out of 4 -- "This is a rare fight movie in which we don't want to see either fighter lose. That brings such complexity to the final showdown that hardly anything could top it -- but something does, and WARRIOR earns it."
Chicago Sun-Times

3 stars out of 4 -- "It's Cain and Abel battling it out in the face of a decidedly ungodly father before humanity goes down for the count. Strong stuff."
Rolling Stone

3 stars out of 5 -- "Hardy's talent for tempering fierce masculinity with deep, soul-aching complexity is given a full airing in this tale..."
Total Film

"The gifted director Gavin O'Connor brings the film an affecting, ripped-from-the-guts spirit." -- Grade: B
Entertainment Weekly

"O'Connor orchestrates a surprisingly rousing, full-bore melodrama..."
Sight and Sound