Thanks for the memories!

Fresh and Exciting

Absolutely the worst movie.

Blistering performances.

What is so wonderful about the Wrestler is it works well with the material , the material itself is food for the machine that keeps on feeding and growing in and of itself - and also the editing, its very psychological yes, there is no one forcing him here or there, no, what compels the spirit is free, so he is trying, but it is in the editing that leads us to the triumphal ephemeral climax; the preceding scenes blend really well together in a contiguous manner leading to our final psychological decision, Mickey Rourke's character is at that fork in the road, here is an angel tugging at his heartstrings for a lasting climax ending or elsewhere is the erstwhile past, what he knows, what he loves, that fake love from his fans who only see him as the wrestler; So, it is too late for there is nothing to think about, everyone has told him he is a F up, he believes it, why mess up this angels life, it inevitable right? When the brain asks the heart what to do, for the angelic force inducing one to move away from peril and into sacrosanct ground , refuge or as Quasimodo would say, 'Sanctuary!!!;' it is too late for here the mangled Wrestler has no heart, at length everyone has taken their piece for the pieces lie strewn lost forever in all the towns he has ever competed.

First I have to admit I am prejudiced by it mainly being filmed in and around my hometown of Rahway, NJ. They used my American Legion Post as well. My son when deployed in Bahrain almost jumped off the ouch yelling, "That's my Dad's post!" But let's get on point. I am a sucker for convincing performances. I will watch a film over and over and over again, almost mesmerized with conincing performances which Rourke and Tomei displayed. Everyone else, except for thedaighte I could identify with and I could also picture individuals I know on these roles. Great job! Very nice work.

What I liked about this movie is the emotional take.A wrestler can't fight any more due to medical restrictions. As a result of which he tries to connect a women and his daughter. By not being in main stream of connectivity with his daughter as well as a woman where he usually used to spend his night things are not in favor of the wrestler. He tries to turn the situation but fails to show his love for his daughter and fails in front of bar women for his security reason.He becomes so much troubled and upset that he continues to choose wrestling over such life, despite of medical restrictions. Finally he dies!

An aging professional wrestler, Randy "The Ram" Robinson (played by Mickey Rourke) is well past his prime as a wrestler but clings to memories of his heyday. He also still believes he has what to takes to continue wrestling. Meanwhile his relationship with his daughter is very cold. Then he has a health scare...Amazing. One of the most moving movies I have ever seen. Right up there with movies like Million Dollar Baby and Lost In Translation in terms of emotional content and character exploration.Mickey Rourke deserves all the accolades for his acting performance - he is superb - but Marisa Tomei is excellent too, as is Evan Rachel Wood. Darren Aronofsky's direction is spot-on and the story is incredible.