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The Wrestler

Starring: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei Director: Darren Aronofsky

4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Actors: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Mark Margolis, Todd Barry
Directors: Darren Aronofsky
Writers: Robert D. Siegel
Producers: Darren Aronofsky, Agn�s Mentre, Ari Handel, Evan Ginzburg, Jennifer Roth
Format: NTSC
Studio: Alliance (Universal)
DVD Release Date: Sep 1 2009
Run Time: 109 minutes

Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

ASIN: B001TKNWWI
Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #3,204 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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The mystery of Mickey Rourke's career comes to a grungy apotheosis in The Wrestler, the much-battered actor's triumphant return to the top rope. He plays Randy "The Ram" Robinson, a heavily scarred and medicated battler who's twenty years past his best moment in the ring. But he still schleps to every second-rate fight card he can get to, stringing out the paychecks (more likely a fistful of cash) and nursing what's left of his pride. His attempts to adjust to a more normal kind of life form the most absorbing sections in the movie, whether it's flirting with a stripper (Marisa Tomei is in good form, in every sense), establishing a bond with his understandably angry daughter (Evan Rachel Wood), or working behind the deli counter at a nondescript megastore. Rourke is commanding in the role; he obviously spent hours in the gym and the tanning salon, and his ease with the semi-documentary style adopted by director Darren Aronofsky allows him to naturalistically interact with the colorful real-life wrestlers who crowd the movie's ultra-believable locations. All of which helps distract from the film's overall adherence to ancient formula. You might find yourself waiting for the scene where the risk-taking Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream) pulls the switch and reveals his true motives for pursuing this otherwise sentimental story, but there's no switch. The Wrestler is an old-fashioned hoke machine, given grit by an actor who doesn't seem to be so much performing the role of ravaged survivor as embodying it. --Robert Horton

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Achievement, May 6 2009

By	Peter Cantelon (Morden, Manitoba, Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

I just finished watching Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler. Wow. This is about as realistic a movie as I've seen. There were times when it felt like I was invading this guy's privacy. The story is about a man with a tragic flaw. All the best protagonists have a tragic flaw - Macbeth and Hamlet both sought vengeance. With Rourke's character Randy "The Ram" it is only being able to feel valued when he's getting the crap kicked out of him in the ring.

The Ram has no inner sense of value. His complete and utter lack of self-worth drives him to make absolutly terrible relational decisions. He feels completely alone and he knows the world only cares for him when he bleeds for them - otherwise he's invisible to them. The Ram has become cynical and no longer cares whether he lives or dies. His story intersects with that of Marisa Tomei whose character is an older stripper nearing the end of her days. She is similar to Randy except that she has an outer source of value - a nine year old son to live for and sacrifice for. Tomei does easily as good a job as Rourke in the film but Rourke's character pushes into excellence on a few occassions - especially when he is attempting to renew a relationship with his daughter played by Evan Rachel Wood.

The film is incredibly sad. It is the portrayal of a man whose life is empty and meaningless except when he's doing that which will ultimately kill him. There is an early scene when Tomei's character quotes Isaiah 53 "He was wounded for our transgressions, pierced for our iniquities..." She is reminded of the verse by Randy's experience as an aging wrestler...she calls him a sacrificial Ram jokingly playing on his wrestling name. The film picks up this theme and runs with it till the end when it looks as though Randy will ultimately offer himself on the altar of public popularity.

I cannot recommend the film to those under 18. There is nudity and foul language although the director Daron Aronofsky ensures that whenever it occurs it is appropriate to the story and not gratuitous in any sense. The final credits roll to the fantastic new Bruce Springsteen song by the same name as the movie - The Wrestler...very poignant. It is easy to see why Rourke won best actor at the Golden Globes for this film. He really shines in an honest and pained portrayal of a washed up star...something he probably related to when the film was first made.

For another movie that showcases Rourke's hidden talents look for Barfly.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie, Sep 28 2009

By	D. Traynor (Montreal, Qc) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

How good is Mickey Rourke in this movie ? I had trouble convincing my son that he isn't actually an old wrestler in real life. (And Marisa Tomei nails her part as well.)I highly recommend this movie - terrific character study.

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5.0 out of 5 stars You'll cry because it's real, July 3 2009

By	Jeffrey Clark "macfysto" (Oshawa, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have been a fan of professional wrestling since I was a little kid. As you get older, you start to hear the non "kayfabe" stuff that goes on and what life is like for theses guys as they drop down the ladder. This movie is those stories come to life in vivid detail. It was said that this was the story of a comeback of Mickey Rourke as much as it was of "Randy the Ram" and that is 100% right on the nose. If you want to see a movie that "Beyond the Mat" could only pretend to be, this is the one. Definitely a getter from the word go.

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