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You rated this movie: 4
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Reviewed by: Jawbreaker
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The Wrestler review by Jawbreaker
Now that's entertainment
(3) of (6) members found this review helpful.
The Wrestler is by today’s standards a low budget American film that normally wouldn’t see the light of day at your local multiplex. Yet thanks to the towering performance by Mickey Rourke, even the major chains cannot resist showing what is a memorable film.
Rourke plays a wrestler, fallen on hard times and struggling to get by with a supermarket job and a weekly event, where fans still turn up to see him perform. The film is refreshing in that it captures a side of America we don’t often see. Widespread poverty, basic healthcare and living on the breadline are all here, combined with the craft of wrestling.
His career may be on its last legs, but physically the years of wrestling have taken their toll. Unfortunately his personal life is also a mess and it seems beyond salvation. The two main females (Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood) also perform admirably in the gritty environment.
You shouldn’t deny yourself this film simply due to the fear of men in spandex. The camaraderie between the wrestlers and how they organise (and endure) bouts hammers home what a tough spectacle it can be.
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You rated this movie: 5
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Reviewed by: Geek Pie
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The Wrestler review by Geek Pie
Outstanding.
(1) of (1) members found this review helpful.
Excellent story, brilliant cast and easily the best performance from Mickey Rourke of his entire career. Absolutely outstanding.
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You rated this movie: 3
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Reviewed by: JD
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The Wrestler review by JD
Strength vulnerability and immorality
(0) of (1) members found this review helpful.
This has the machismo of Rocky with moments of contrasting tenderness. This superficial character spends all day body-building and all night hiring prostitutes and snorting cocaine. He is a bad boy hero and not one that draws you to him. The vulnerable scenes were not well acted or directed but made good sense to the plot. The film is a cult classic but didn't really grip me.
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