This is John Huston's comeback film after a decade of disappointments. Just like the protagonist Keach, his best days are clearly behind him, but they both had one more good fight in their souls. However, the film is stolen by Susan Tyrell, who gives the best performance of the year for a supporting actress. Cloris Leachman, a fine actress, won for The Last Picture Show, but in my opinion, Tyrell deserved it more. This was one of the first major roles for Bridges, who went on to make several more good films. This is a real boxing film; not like the phony Rocky series or other glorified boxing movies. It is more in the class of Requiem for a Heavyweight, the other real boxing film from Hollywood. It scores a KO.
Review of Fat City
