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From Darren Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain) comes his latest work. Mickey Rourke delivers a powerful performance as washed-up wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson whose life of violent (if not faked) fights, drugs, and image-enhancement has caught up to him. Rourke delivers what is sure to be a contender for Male Lead awards, and has already one several, including a Golden Globe. This is the powerful story of life, loss, and redemption, and is Aronofskys most acclaimed work yet to date. But being so acclaimed, this movie has very high standards to live up to, and I believe that coming from a genius of plots like Aronofsky, this movie fell short of his earlier works such as Requiem for a Dream, but particularly Pi and The Fountain. The Wrestler stands alone in the powerful performances of the cast and the true-to-life story, but was delivered in the Cops-esque camera style that does not particularly fit such an, at times, solemn film. The graphic nudity of the film is drastically understated by the brief mention of sexuality/nudity in the credits, and I believe takes away from the overall credibility of the movie. Artistic sensuality is perfectly acceptable, but there is a good half hour of full frontal nudity and a graphic sex scene in this movie that just reduces some scenes to tackiness. Overall, this is an excellent movie to own and rewatch, but not the best from Aronofsky.Read full review
SOME LITERATURE ESSAY about LOST WORLD. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WE ARE ENTERING SOME "GOD FORBIDDEN " TERRITORIES. WELL MADE MOVIE ABOUT DIFFERENT for MOST of VIEWERS REALITY. JUST TUCH of OTHER'S REALITY. NOT a DIFFERENT REALM ... "GOD FORBID" get in DIFFERENT REALM - but, ALLOWS SOME 'SKIN DEEP" STUFF - IT'S COOL ALLOW YOU to KNOW , WHAT FUTURE WILL BE UGLY... WE HAVE THOUSAND FICTIONAL CREATION ABOUT IT: "WE"(?) COULD BE UGLY; "THEY" COULD BE NOT UGLY- DOUBTLY... FILM ABOUT SURVIVING of PEOPLE [ WANTED PUT - "HUMANS", But NOT BELIEVE, what "HUMANS" EVER EXISTED...just LEGEND or SOMETHING]. SURVIVING... SURVIVING of PEOPLE of DIFFERENT REALITY & HIDDEN DIFFERENT REALM. I, MYSELF HAD IT ALL. I was KILLED SCORE of TIMES... I NOT LEFT THE MY REALM, JUST GOT into DIFFERENT REALITY - GOT into "FUTURE" DYING -WORKING, DYING - WORKING, DYING - VISITING MORGUE - REJECTING JOB: Very FUTURISTIC JOB - MORGUE. SO I WILL STAY for a WILE in CURRENT REALITY. DO NOT WANT PUT PERSONAL ASSOCIATION WITH MOVIE's HERO of DIFFERENT REALMS, just SIMILAR GAMES: YOU HAVE TO BE DYING REGULARY - TILL MAKE FINAL JOURNEY OUT YOURSELF... NOW - HAVE To READ and SEE FUTURISTIC STUFF: So I ALREADY PREPARED DISLIKE IT... GOOD for GOD...Read full review
Excellent portrayal of a post wrestler career after the spotlight has gone out,and his life is on the downward spiral. Mickey Rourke is a perfect leading character w/ Marisa Tomei as his lover(she's HOT), good story, beleivable and quite realistic. I personally think this was far above the Rocky movies that were made by Stallone way back when. This movie shows that Mickey still has what it takes even though many thought he was all washed up. Great movie Enjoy!
Micky was and is always bringing fascination to the screen. He's charisma carries through the whole show. And Marisa!.. bump, bump. She too brought her 'A' game to this project. There seems to be nothing she cant do, including pole-dance. Shes sexier now than when she was younger. I did find myself wanting to get closer to the characters though. Whether it was the detached touch of docu-drama style or the direction, it seemed as though we didnt quite get close enough to the people in this film. The ending seemed a bit contrived as well, ala-Rocky. But over-all it is a great story with must see actors. Welcome back Micky!.. we missed you!.. JT
The wrestler was one of the most moving movies I have seen in quite a while. It hit home with. 6 years ago I new what "the ram" (Mickey Rourke) was going through. The experiences he portrayed, the depression, the anger, the struggles with society were unbelievably accurate. Even portraying the heavy, problematic breathing from the steroid use, which ultimately leads to depression, anxiety and health problems that occurred in this film. He was absolutely broken mind, body and soul. As I can tell you from personal experiences. I will give a real quick short version of my inner relationship with this movie. I had always been successful in sports, of course lifting weights etc. I always avoided the media and ran from attention. I had been alone my entire life and did not know how to deal with it. So I started taking steroids, I would go to the gym and kill the weights, until I would vomit. Then I would go home sit in my room alone and self destruct (rather not go into details). Then I started to fight MMA mixed martial arts commonly referred to as UFC. I loved to get him and to hurt other people, it was an outlet for my depression and anger. I pushed myself so hard that my body was always "Broke". I had given up on life, much like "the ram". One difference I did the opposite as "the ram" at the end of the film and it turned my life around. This is a must see phenomenal movie that delves into the depths of inner struggles and the demons that live within some. This movie in my opinion wasn't really about wrestling. 5/5 you will not be disappointedRead full review
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