The Wrestler Reviews

Micky Rourke is just mesmerizing.

A really immersive film, that manages to live the washed out wrestlers life day by agonizing day. I have only felt this level of emotional gutting once before and that was with my first view of 'Requiem for a Dream'. The world feels authentic and sometimes sexy, honoring its source material, in all it's bloody glory.

Mickey Rourke's performance is absolutely incredible and it hurts so much to stare at such a demolished incarnation of him. Marisa Tomei is beautiful and again like with the every other aspect of the film you find yourself just staring in amazement.

The film has a dark sense of humor which surprises you during the lows. You can see the turns ahead but ride is too immersive to let yourself second guess the plot, and your first time will be heart throbbing and unnerving.

[Highly rated reviewer]

Wrestle My Bordom Away, Please !!!!

The only thing that really caught my attention during this 'film' was the 90 or so minutes that I was wasting viewing it. That time can never be replaced.

Gory

We only made it about 19 minutes into this movie.. before we turned it off. It is bloody and disturbing and would not be advisable for children to watch.

you will feel every min of this flim

You don't have to be a wrestling fan to enjoy this movie

everything in the movie is amazing from the real life view of wrestling and just what go's on in that dark world away from the W.W.E. spot light

Right down to the sound track done by springsteen as the main song

It also took two golden globe (should have had 3)

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[Highly rated reviewer]

What were you watching

The best thing about this movie is that it doesnt blur when you watch it on fast forward on BluRay.

This was nothing more than the over-used 'I have one last fight in me' cliche and not played out particularly well. Mickey Rourke was a great choice because his look and boxing 'career' made this almost biographical. For this sort of film to work you need to have built up a love for the character (think Rocky Balboa or Rambo) and therefore accept the flaws as they 'get old' The start of this film in no way built up a feeling of a superstar and therefore the fact that he had faded into obscurity was not a surprise - it felt inevitable and therefore in no way sad.

If you want to watch real pain, watch a biography of Jake 'The Snake' Roberts or Andre The Giant and you will see real wrestlers who suffered for their profession and ended up chewed up and spat out. This film was boring at best and the random coke fuelled sex scene was a pointless addition.

The final insult was the ending which was one of those 'lets just stop now' type endings - it may also have been to prevent MR from killing himself when he flopped off the top rope - we will never know.

High point - Marissa Tomei . showing that you can grow older in extreme style!

Don't Believe The Hype

Can't understand why this film is getting such good reviews. Three of us were dumbfounded when the titles started to roll .Expectations are really high and you just sit waiting for the film to get better but it never does. Rourke's performance is excellent , but it isn't enough to save the day. Rocky Balboa tells the same story in a much more entertaining fashion.

A day in the life

Not a very interesting film. I expected more from this swan song attempt. Very slow paced and while I appreciate it was meant to be full of woe and misery it made me want the end to arrive quickly. Character development was not up to scratch so for me it didn't work as a docu-drama or any other genre. Very disappointed.

Just go and see it

What an amazing film, it's the best thing I have seen in ages,it's sad and funny and real. Mickey Rourke is stunning, understated, natural and perfect as the eponymous ageing wrestler. Marisa Tomei too is great as the ageing stripper.

Just go and see it......

[Highly rated reviewer]

horrible

we could not watch more than 20 minutes, mikey rourke is just fat, can't act and first twenty minutes are with no plot just blood and splatter.

The Wrestler

A fantastic film for the wrestling fans out there.

Brilliant from start to finish.

A real eye opener in the real dark side of the wrestling business.

This will (hopefully) win an oscar for Mickey Rourke.

This is one film that i will watch again.