The Wrestler

Rating: 6/10 (14 March 2009)

Yesterday (3/13) I saw three movies: The Reader, The Wrestler, and Milk. The weakest of the three was 'The Wrestler.' Why? The script.
Combining features of Rocky Balboa and 'Yo Adrian' I was underwhelmed by both director-Darren Aronofsky and writer-Robert D. Siegel's contrived predictable scene setup. Sadly, lead actor-Mickey Rourke was not acting but in character and unfortunately I do not foresee a brilliant comeback for a once great talent.
This movie has the 'Adrian' component but it lacks an important riveting, interesting supporting cast member such as 'Paulie' or 'Mickey' and that is why this reader/writer was disappointed with this feature.