A Brutal, Touching Masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (1 March 2009)

The Wrestler is the kind of movie that you will see and remember for the rest of your life. Mickey Rourke plays Randy "The Ram" Robinson, a famed professional wrestler from the 80's. He's still wrestling today, but when he suffers a heart attack, he is deemed unable to wrestle again for the rest of his life. So, without wrestling, he decides to right the wrongs in his life outside of wrestling. He has a stripper girlfriend played by Marissa Tomei, and she does a fantastic job. Also starring is Evan Rachel Wood, playing Randy's estranged daughter Stephanie. The Wrestler is a fantastic movie. Mickey Rourke's performance is one of the best I've ever seen portrayed on film. Rourke completely immerses himself into the role of The Ram, and I think that he deserved to win an Oscar for this movie. The ending is a fantastic one, and it leaves you thinking. The Wrestler is a brilliant achievement in cinema, and it deserves to be seen by everyone.