Charles Deckert
23May12
Sadly I know men who're like this...
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Mathias Palmberg
18Feb12
Predictable and uninspiring. Sure it is well made and hits all the right notes for this type of movie. But that is the problem! Nothing surprises or challenges the viewer on any level which is a shame. Fine performances though.
Brad Fautsch
30Dec11
I actually think this is one of Aronofsky's best films. I just love the blunt realism of this movie. Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei gove great performances. Contrasting this film with his other works "The Wrestler" shows that he does not need to rely on strange or "extreme" subject-matter to make an interesting film.
Daniel S.
12Dec11
"I want to die young in order to be a beautiful corpse" is one of the key assertions of some writers of the Romantic literary movement. If Novalis died at the age of 29 and Heinrich Von Kleist at 34, on the contrary Victor Hugo died at the highly respectable age of 83. Some people don't manage to separate their ideal aspirations from real life, some do. Mickey Rourke, in the Wrestler, didn't retire at the peak of his career so he has to suffer now the ever extending gap betwen his glorious past and the man he has become. The awareness of this situation will change him into the Romantic hero he deserved to be. Masterpiece.
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Liam Peters
2Dec11
When it's true it's very true but when it tries too hard it rings completely false. Interestingly it's the relationship between Ram and Cassidy that doesn't work. The real showcase here is Rourke. He's astoundingly nuanced and knowing in his portrayal of a lost man. It's a solid film without being a great one.
Sudipto Basu
17Nov11
On re-watching parts of the this again, I find it more emotionally resonating and sparsely beautiful than RFAD. Aronofsky really needs to let go (as he does here, to an extent). To quote Bahrani: "I realize when you leave certain gaps, it allows space for the viewer to enter the film.”
Adriano Rocha
2Sep11
Relato sensível de um lutador decadente. Mostra a sua fragilidade... Mostra que as aparências não dizem nada. Belo filme!
Caden Cotard
16Jul11
I'd like to begin by saying that I despise sports movies. Next to Nicholas Sparks adaptations, they're my least favourite kind of movie ever. I see absolutely no need for them. That being said, I fucking loved The Wrestler. Aronofsky and Siegel paint a beautiful, rugged, powerful picture, and Mickey Rourke is an absolute revelation. This is Rourke's show, and he completely owns it.
Risya
14Jul11
Mickey Rourke delivers honest, natural and heart breaking performance in this movie. He and other characters makes the audience feel drawn into this world of wrestling. But this movie is much more than just about wrestling, it also flows like a haunting portrait of loneliness. But as for the ending, I felt like it was left incomplete. It's the performances that made this movie for me.
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Amani
26May11
Definitely was a well-produced film, with emphasis on cinematography and editing. However, I think the Pam character and the Stephanie character were probably miscast; I was nonchalant when it came to worrying about them. Also, I think the film relied too much on Ram's present state and not necessarily his past one; I only really became invested in his character during the beach scene and onwards.
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richmondhill
25Apr11
Simple but generally effective character study told with an economy and uncluttered focus. The performances are well judged and the pervasive air of melancholia is sustained almost throughout and helps smooth over the odd hackneyed moment.
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Daniel McCarthy
6Feb11
It may not have an original idea in it's body but it's brimming with heart and soul.
Febbie Anne Flores
29Jan11
this should have won best picture (or the movie doubt).. not slumdog millionaire..
