Love. Pain. Glory

Rating: 8/10 (10 January 2010)

When the anguish of loneliness is more acute than the pain of heart-attack, when the feeling of the-world-doesn't-give-a-sh*t-about-me surpasses the roars of cheers from the fans, when the losses weigh heavier than all the winnings - at that moment, everything loses its meaning - life, death, money, relationship - nothing seems to matter.
The look on the face of the wrestler when he stands atop the turnbuckle of the wrestling ring before diving for his, probably last, winning move, says it all.
The wrestler is a heartbreaking story of a self-indulgent man who in his prime received all - name, fame, money - but loses it all in the process of self-destruction. Now, he is well past his peak. He is broke. And all he wants is love. But the realization comes in too late, perhaps.
Watch it for Mickey Rourke. As the wrestler, he delivers one of the finest performances as a lead actor, I have seen. (originally posted @ weirdo-on-movies.blogspot.com)