The "Rocky" of wrestling

Rating: 10/10 (2 August 2010)

Is it as good as Rocky? No it isn't. Although just like Rocky this film is fantastic. The cinematography is great, the acting is wonderful, and the dialogue is very good. The emotion in this film is some of the strongest stuff of the 2000's. The sets are very believable. Unlike Rocky it doesn't have a big score, but that does make it feel like your watching a real former wrestler's life. Mickey Rourke deserved an Oscar for his performance. Sean Penn did a good job in Milk, but Rourke deserved it way more. The biggest complaint that people have with the film is that it copies Rocky. I do agree that it is very similar to the Rocky films, but this movie despite that is just great.
4 stars out of 4