89 out of 90 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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23 out of 28 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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16 out of 16 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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13 out of 14 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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Good film with great gritty acting from Mickey Rourke!

A Customer from Enfield, 4th November, 2009

Good film with great gritty acting from Mickey Rourke!

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Brilliant performance in a slightly predictable film

Freejon from , 4th November, 2009

This is worth watching for Rourke's performance alone, and the exposure of the wrestling world might be an eye-opener for some (warning to the squeamish for a couple of really gruesome moments). But ultimately the fate of the central character is predictable without succeeding in being tragic or truly redemptive.

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The Wrestler will keep you glued

Firefox from , 3rd November, 2009

Really good - Mickey Rourke is excellent - we were hooked within minutes of starting to watch. Not a feel-good film by any means but it keeps your attention throughout.

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Over rated tripe

A Customer from Scarborough, 2nd November, 2009

I was so dissapointed by this film as I had heard so many good things about it. It follows a very predictable, Hollywood formula - tart with a heart, loser that we should all feel sorry for even though he was clearly a complete **** to his family pursuing his dream - why o why do we continue to glorify these characters??!!!? The stuff about wrestling is interesting but very gory if you are squeamish at all. It plodded along sometimes but it could be engaging too particularly the scenes with his daughter. I couldn't help wishing that it wasn't Mickey Rourke playing this character, knowing about his background, as I couldn't seperate him from the character 'Ram'. I don't rate him much as an actor anyway and he just looks very wierd. I really like Marisa Tomei and thought her role was limited.

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