The Wrestler

Rating: 10/10 (17 October 2009)

Wow! I assumed this subject and character wasn't anywhere near my "wheelhouse" but I happened to be flipping channels when the last half of "The Wrestler" caught my attention and wouldn't let me go. Mickey Rourke was brilliant. Of course I wept, but more than that, he made me fall in love with his character... I don't think it was romantic love, but the movie (and Mickey Rourke) had made me absolutely and heartbreakingly love this character and those feelings inhabited me for days.
I've thought actors/actresses themselves were charming, compelling, amazingly talented as they breathed life into well-written characters, but I really can't think of a time that the actual character of a film punched a whole in my heart so directly. And I hate that I can't figure out exactly how it happened!! I'll watch it again...no, I won't, 'cause then I'll break my heart and cry again... I'll pretend there's a sequel with a happy ending...
PS: Mickey Rourke and Evan Rachel Wood were both amazing in their final scene together.