Apart from the Rest.

Rating: 7/10 (22 April 2009)

In a world of glitz and glamor, we finally have a tour De force so real it's almost disturbing. Some of the fights were brutally honest and I think we needed that type of insane violence to truly depict the massive amounts of abuse these athletes go through. I have a deeper respect for Mickey Rourke as an actor. He truly touched my views on professional wrestling. I am from Jersey and I remember my youth was filled with going to the types of events. As I grew older and somewhat wiser I never knew that these so called has beens had it so bad. I respect Mickey for the role and role he depicts. That Acme store clerk that has the face of a champ but still gets p*ssed on by the store manager. That beat up tramp of a stripper that has the worst smoker's cough but still uses her last $10 to feed her son dinner every night. The estranged child that hasn't seen her dad in 13 years and doesn't give a damn if he had a heart attack or is dead, now coping with the sad reality that love ,just might be enough. Thank you ,"The Wrestler". It was a dose of reality in such an epic manner that I can only give thanks for such majestic pieces of film nowadays.