‘Fighter’ for your rights

Loosely based on the true story of junior welterweight world champion “Irish” Micky Ward, a once promising boxer who attempts an unlikely comeback with the wayward aid of his half-brother Dickie Ecklund—a former prize fighter turned drug addict—and his controlling and overly involved mother turned manager, Alice, a howl of a woman with a wicked Bah-stahn accent and a tube top, The Fighter clawed its way to two major Oscar trophies last month for Christian Bale’s performance as Dickie and Melissa Leo’s turn as Alice. Now the critically acclaimed and crowd-pleasing comeback drama is available on Blu-ray and DVD. Amy Adams co-stars. Rated R.