More clichés than you can shake a stick at

Rating: 5/10 (14 August 2009)

The clichés get changed a little -- the aging boxer is replaced with the aging wrestler. The "hooker with a heart of gold" is a stripper. The estranged daughter is updated to a lesbian.
But it seemed like I'd seen this movie done before and in numerous ways -- including the faux documentary camera technique and the "I gotta do it one last time or die trying" clichéd ending.
Still, you could do worse than this movie. The acting was OK although I got a little tired of Rourke's grunting. As for me, any film with Marisa Tomei is worth watching, just for her face alone. Even though I'm not a huge fan of pro-wresting, the insider look at the sport was interesting.