Mark Hunt: The Fight of his Life: Film Review
Mark Hunt: The Fight of his Life: Film Review It's hard to dispute the downright affability of Mark Hunt in this doco that's as flashy as it is grounded. Essentially an underdog story that's nowhere near any kind of conclusion, Mark Hunt: The Fight of his Life sees director Peter Brook Bell spending time in the company of the MMA fighter who's determined to clean the sport up and rid it of its cheats and corruptions. It's hard not to check off the cliche count of this ascent to the top story as Bell delivers punch after punch of Hunt revealing trauma in his childhood, enjoyment of jail (because it gave him the square meals a day he was missing at home) and his desire to deal to the "crooked cheats and crooked companies" who deny those who work hard like himself a level playing field. But sports films, as such, are rarely surprising matters, and the trajectory of Mark Hunt: The Fight of his Life is little change to the formula. While elements of the doco fe...