When I found out that Holly Holm was in a movie, called “Fight Valley,” I knew damn well I had to see it. Turned out it was on Prime Video. It immediately went into my saved file. Months later the GF was having a girls night and I had my chance for a perfect movie night all by myself. This story is about what happens next.
“Fight Valley” is an incredible film. It shows what I can only assume is a real picture of the Camden, NJ underground fight scene. There is a drunken ex husband/ father, who’s character is treated with objectivity and respect; an R rated, plot moving lesbian love scene, and some of the best fight scenes since Rocky.
Tori Coro, our heroine, is living in her drunk ass father’s basement with her lover, Duke, and two other friends. They are known as the knock around girls. They are perpetually broke as they repeatedly attest that there are no jobs around where they live, and are thus compelled to compete in underground street fights, in an area of town known as The Valley. One day the police show up to Tori’s mother’s house, to inform her and Tori’s visiting sister, Windsor, that Tori’s dead body has been found in Fight Valley. Thus begins Windsor’s arduous journey from pampered princess to the ultimate street fighting machine.
On the cover art Holly Holm is the biggest. She really has very little screen time and fewer lines, but she delivers those lines with such grace and precision, that I felt I got my money’s worth. The captivating storyline and other performances, especially Windsor’s, who may have been on cocaine during filming, more than made up for it.
If you’re looking for a good education on the world of the streets, and fighting, and trying to figure out if Chris Cyborg is a man or not, this is the movie for you. And if you’re not into that stuff, still see this movie, because it is still better than almost anything I’ve seen all year.
[EDIT]. Have added a photo.
