A superb film about yet another sport.

Rating: 10/10 (17 July 2012)

The film pulls you out of the illusion of wrestling world. It helps to make the point that wrestling is yet another sport and it is for entertainment only. I read a little about the film and found that it was an opportunity for Mickey Rourke to get back into films. Needless to say he has performed very well. The story struggles with a man who is aging and has no family. The film goes at a proper pace from the starting itself. The man has a daughter who doesn't want to live with him and his desperate attempts to make everything right is worth viewing. The script gives proper weight to all these things. The film however also gives an important message related to family and loved ones. Every one of us needs love from our family at the end of day. Emotions are shown really nicely. The lead character has to fight with his ego and his age in order to survive. There is however depressing tones in the film. But this is the way life goes as the film shows the after years of a big and famous wrestler. And yes the ending is one of my best.
"A must watch film for all."