Way to go Mickey! A touching film on your emotions due to it's themes of love and life struggles, and it proves that someone was meant to be a warrior.

Rating: 9/10 (1 February 2009)

Hollywood always as you know if your an avid film fan loves a good comeback and it loves a classic movie tale of a down on his luck underdog. Well with this drama "The Wrestler" which was greatly done by director Darren Aronofsky, it certainly stays true to form of art imitating life, as clearly this is the comeback of Mickey Rourke and without a doubt ranks as the performance of his lifetime. As after years of personal problems, bad movie choices, and other problems Rourke rightfully has landed a role he can relate to as his character is of the same breed a man on a comeback.
Mickey is Randy "The Ram" Robinson a New Jersey pro wrestler who was at one time a big attraction back during the 1980's, as you the viewer even feel nostalgic during the opening as you see the pro wrestling magazines, and pay per view promos, and "The Ram" action figure, and plus you remember the heavy metal and big hair of the 80's also even Randy still has kept his Nintendo with the classic wrestling game some twenty years later. If you were a wrestling fan you can certainly relate to this pop culture nostalgia. Anyway glory days have passed Randy is old and washed up and down on his luck, he now must make his appearances with a traveling circuit of wrestlers in the minor leagues by doing shows at local high schools and local centers.
Even though on the downside Randy still entertains and give fans their bucks worth by hurting with pain by bleeding and suffering. Still he's like the energizer bunny he keeps going and going! Still even though enjoying his work, his life economically and personally seems to be going backwards as he struggles to pay rent and his only enjoyment is going to the local strip club to see a favorite of his Cassidy(Marisa Tomei who treats us to plenty of skin). To complicate matters he suffers a heart attack during a small time match as finally the nightly grind of blows, cuts, and bruises has caught up with him. He is advised to end his wrestling days by a doctor.
Slowly he tries to start a new life by working as a supermarket meat cutter, and finally he reunites with an only daughter Stephanie(a good supporting turn from Evan Rachel Wood) he had forsaken at an early age, yet sadly she wants nothing to do with him. So Randy then sees the light as clearly his identity was not meant to be that of a supermarket clerk and he tries to start a romance with Cassidy. Still his true passion is and has always been buried deep inside of him it's the ring that he must return to and one last go around is in store for him.
Really what more can I say this film will really touch your emotions for the way it shows the struggles of life and love. And it's a must see for the super performance of Mickey Rourke it was very powerful and touching as his character of "Randy the Ram" is one underdog you cheer and feel for. And Tomei is in top form as a likable and very sexy stripper, as always Marisa does beautiful work. "The Wrestler" is a must see it's a deep and moving emotional drama of a comeback of the human heart and spirit and it was good to see Mickey back to work really in his finest form. It shows that it was meant that a good warrior never stays down for the count.