cricketbat While Mickey Rourke gives a spectacular and realistic performance of a former celebrity down on his luck, the film wasn't that compelling to me. It felt like I was watching someone else's home movies at certain parts. Maybe I was just expecting too much with all the buzz surrounding it.

Tweetienator Mickey Rourke's resurrection as an actor by playing Randy 'The Ram' Robinson in The Wrestler. A great piece about aging, loneliness, regrets, and finally atonement, reconciliation, finding peace and dignity.Darren Aronofsky shows us life as it is with characters from everyday life on the "loser's sidewalk" of life. A great drama embedded in the world of the circus of small-scale wrestling, trailer parks, and small town suburbs and small dreams. The Wrestler, next to The Fountain my favorite movie of Mr. Aronofsky. Masterpiece.

diogomanuel I really appreciate when the actors do the 'extra mile' to portray their characters; when their performance feels so natural, so real that their emotions touch you. For the most part of the movie I forgot that I was seeing one, and it seemed like a documentary about an aging wrestler (Mickey Rourke) and a stripper (Marisa Tomei).I have to say that both Mickey and Marisa gave everything they got to their characters. Their performance was simply outstanding, the best work I've ever seen from them. It becomes violent and sexual at times, odd scenes that really don't add much to the whole story (and prevent this movie to be seen by an younger audience) but I think this movie should be seen and reflected upon by everyone, regardless of age.It is easy to not care about the future when the present is filled with success and popularity but it is after those golden years that the real life begins, and many successful people aren't prepared to have a quiet anonymous life. This movie shows us that struggle and how unprepared one can be.The Wrestler's example should teach us a thing or two about life's choices and what we can do to prevent choosing the wrong things. I love when movies makes us think about our own lives.

muvi-fan-73 What I liked about this movie is the emotional take.A wrestler can't fight any more due to medical restrictions. As a result of which he tries to connect a women and his daughter. By not being in main stream of connectivity with his daughter as well as a woman where he usually used to spend his night things are not in favor of the wrestler. He tries to turn the situation but fails to show his love for his daughter and fails in front of bar women for his security reason.He becomes so much troubled and upset that he continues to choose wrestling over such life, despite of medical restrictions. Finally he dies!