Overview

• Reviewers call Bloom’s turn a career best, with John Turturro and Caitríona Balfe earning notice for sharpening the film’s tension.
• Some critics flag drawbacks including a hard‑to‑parse accent and staging that feels constrained by limited scale.
• The drama follows an unnamed retired Irish champion who must shed 32 pounds in six days to make a Las Vegas title fight.
• Bloom says he dropped about 30 pounds over three months under nutritionist Philip Goglia’s supervision with blood testing, a tiered diet, and reverse‑order filming to track his physical state safely.
• Coverage underscores the psychological strain portrayed on screen—including paranoia, anger, and dehydration risks—as the film opens in U.S. theaters on September 5.