111 out of 112 people found the following review helpful:

Micky Rourke is just mesmerizing.

A Customer from Queens Park, 25th October, 2008

A really immersive film, that manages to live the washed out wrestlers life day by agonizing day. I have only felt this level of emotional gutting once before and that was with my first view of 'Requiem for a Dream'. The world feels authentic and sometimes sexy, honoring its source material, in all it's bloody glory. Mickey Rourke's performance is absolutely incredible and it hurts so much to stare at such a demolished incarnation of him. Marisa Tomei is beautiful and again like with the every other aspect of the film you find yourself just staring in amazement. The film has a dark sense of humor which surprises you during the lows. You can see the turns ahead but ride is too immersive to let yourself second guess the plot, and your first time will be heart throbbing and unnerving.

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45 out of 50 people found the following review helpful:

Wrestle My Bordom Away, Please !!!!

babycarter85 from , 17th February, 2009

The only thing that really caught my attention during this 'film' was the 90 or so minutes that I was wasting viewing it. That time can never be replaced.

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28 out of 30 people found the following review helpful:

Gory

A Customer from Leeds, 13th June, 2009

We only made it about 19 minutes into this movie.. before we turned it off. It is bloody and disturbing and would not be advisable for children to watch.

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18 out of 18 people found the following review helpful:

you will feel every min of this flim

sheep1882 from from Todmorden, 12th January, 2009

You don't have to be a wrestling fan to enjoy this movie everything in the movie is amazing from the real life view of wrestling and just what go's on in that dark world away from the W.W.E. spot light Right down to the sound track done by springsteen as the main song It also took two golden globe (should have had 3)

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The Wrestler

chris1848 from , 21st March, 2010

did not really get into this film, disappointed right from the word go, could not watch through to the end.

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Waste of time

A Customer from Guildford, 20th March, 2010

Oh dear...am trying to think of something constructive to say about this film. Sorry, their are no positives I can come up with. I can honestly say it was the most boring film I've ever had to sit through, only sat through it because my Husband wanted to see the end in case something exciting happened. Even he admitted it was a waste of our time once it ended!

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Good but not really my thing

stivali from , 17th March, 2010

Watched this out of curiosity and based upon friends' recommendations. Great performance by Micky Rourke but not much depth to other characters - though to be fair the others characters don't get much room to shine. For me it was too simplistic, didn't really provoke much curiosity. The extras - interview with Rourke and synopsis of the making of the film were of more interest.

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Not what you may expect

Canade from , 16th March, 2010

Wasnt so sure about this before renting but I really enjoyed it. Mickey Rourke plays the the Ram role fantastically, you can really associate with the character as his life seems to fall apart. A moving film that is easy to get into.

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