Not as good as the Hype

Rating: 6/10 (19 July 2009)

I'm a huge wrestling fan and have been for years. So when I heard all the hype for this movie and the suggestion of an Oscar winning performance by Mr Rourke by just about everyone on television, I thought this movie was going to be right up my alley. But I found it quite boring. Now I know it wasn't meant to be a WWE pay per view and full of action, I just didn't get drawn in by any of the performances in this film. I usually like "boring" movies if they can suck you into the story. Maybe all the hype just got my expectations up to high, which has happened to me in the past and is why I tend not to watch previews. If you want to see a better wrestling movie with real life drama go get the doco Beyond the Mat. You might be surprised at the similarities between the fictional Randy "The Ram" story and the real Jake "The Snake" Roberts story.