The Wrestler is a beautifully sad story about life after the glory days of a pro American wrestler. Mickey Rourke is brilliant in the role of Randy ‘the Ram’ Robinson and so is his love interest Marisa Tomei as the big hearted stripper who’s also over her peak and struggle to earn a few dollars doing lap dances.
Rourke’s character is complex yet simple, a real one trick pony, that only find comfort in the ring fighting sweaty spandex clad muscle men and surrounded by shouting fans. Until watching this movie I have to admit I’ve never understood the thrill of American show wrestling, but watching the frenzied yet skillfully choreographed fights and the electric atmosphere you can’t avoid but getting sucked right into the world of Randy. Rourke is definitely the highlight of this movie and once you’ve watched the movie you won’t be surprised to hear that as an amateur boxer, he put together a knockout streak of 12 straight.
The Wrestler BluRay release is masterfully transferred, with a razor sharp picture and intense DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 or Dolby Digital 5.1. A highly recommended view.
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