A powerful drama

Rating: 8/10 (3 January 2013)

While I wouldn't classify the Wrestler as a masterpiece it is still a very strong film: It was one of the best films of 2008 and features a performance for the ages by Mickey Rourke, who plays an aging wrestler trying to deal with the problems in his life, mostly decorrent from his decadence in the sport. He has severe problems in terms of relationships with those he loves and is unable to function properly as a normal father to his daughter, as he cannot honor a commitment to show up at a certain time and place to his daughter. He almost broke my heart during the film as it shows a broken human being in a very realistic manner.