The Wrestler

Rating:5 out of 5 fo'ties!


Who will enjoy it:
Filmgoers looking for a movie which goes for the emotional jugular, and squeezes it until you cry like a newborn babe. But no sap here - The Wrestler is so effective in its heart string-tugging agenda because it is brutally raw and realistic, not cheesy. Film snobs, rejoice! The name and subject matter may throw you off, but if you turn your nose up at this film you should be kicking yourself in the wazoo. Mickey Rourke is this year's best actor, and possibly the year before that, and the year before that, and the year.... This is a movie that doesn't let the watcher off so easy. Grab a tissue and prepare to have Randy the Ram put your tender heart into a choker-hold.