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Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Mickey Rourke plays the battered, broke, lonely hero, Randy ('The Ram') Robinson. This is the performance of his lifetime, will win him a nomination, may win him the Oscar. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Daily Mail [UK] (Christopher Tookey)Daily Mail [UK] (Christopher Tookey)
I watch very few movies which couldn't have been improved upon, but this is one of them. I loved every mythic moment of it. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Daily Mail [UK] (Christopher Tookey)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Total Film (Chris Hicks)Total Film (Chris Hicks)
Aronofsky’s most authentic film refuses to ridicule the amateur wrestling circuit, while Rourke’s portrait of a has-been will surely be the comeback of the year. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Total Film (Chris Hicks)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Channel 4 Film (Richard Luck)Channel 4 Film (Richard Luck)
Aronofsky has pulled off that rare feat - he's made a great film about a niche subject that will delight wrestling fans and cineastes alike. And Rourke's performance is a knockout. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Channel 4 Film (Richard Luck)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine (Dan Jolin)Empire Magazine (Dan Jolin)
An emotional smackdown. Rourke’s never been better, and the change of pace and texture suits Aronofsky perfectly. The Raging Bull of wrestling movies? Oh, go on then. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Empire Magazine (Dan Jolin)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
It lines up nicely with my only other four-star pictures of 2008 [Milk and The Dark Knight], collectively presenting a portrait of the uncertain, often unhappy America in which we presently reside. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
It was almost worth the malaise of watching Mickey Rourke squander years of potential just so he could make his grand comeback. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaca)Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaca)
... é nestas similaridades entre realidade e ficção, intérprete e personagem, que O Lutador ganha uma dimensão adicional que o torna ainda mais forte e impactante. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaca)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Variety (Todd McCarthy)Variety (Todd McCarthy)
Rourke creates a galvanizing, humorous, deeply moving portrait that instantly takes its place among the great, iconic screen performances. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Variety (Todd McCarthy)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Newsweek (David Ansen)Newsweek (David Ansen)
To say this is a great comeback for an actor whose talent was exceeded only by his self-destructiveness is obvious. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Newsweek (David Ansen)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Manhattan Movie Magazine (Marlow Stern)Manhattan Movie Magazine (Marlow Stern)
This tragicomic portrait of 'God's Lonely Man' is the dark horse contender for best film of the year, although I'm sure its star wouldn't have it any other way. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Manhattan Movie Magazine (Marlow Stern)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
Manages not to make this washed up wrestler a joke, just an "old broken down piece of meat" for whom we feel tremendous empathy. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Daily Mirror [UK] (Mark Adams)Daily Mirror [UK] (Mark Adams)
The Wrestler is well worth catching. Against all of the odds you end up caring deeply for this battered and lonely man... plus Mickey Rourke is astonishingly good. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Daily Mirror [UK] (Mark Adams)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for thelondonpaper (Stuart McGurk)thelondonpaper (Stuart McGurk)
It’s Rourke’s display – crushed, hopeful, almost unbearably­ poignant – that’ll stay with you after the ring lights fade. His light hasn’t died just yet. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at thelondonpaper (Stuart McGurk)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Toronto Star (Peter Howell)Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
The Wrestler is suffused with sadness, yet also the wonder of a spirit that refuses to be snuffed out, and it's a lesson to us all. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
Rourke's work is both the best performance seen by an actor in 2008 and tops even his "Sin City" turn as the very best thing he has done in his entire career. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler is one of the all-time exalted examples of an actor meeting a character and of each redeeming the other. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
The Wrestler offers Mickey Rourke a chance at redemption with the role of a lifetime. It's safe to say that he body slams it. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Rob Gonsalves)eFilmCritic.com (Rob Gonsalves)
Will work best for you if you have any residual affection left for Mickey Rourke. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Rob Gonsalves)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)
The Wrestler is strong, confident filmmaking. It shows you everything you need to know, and never whispers in your ear what you're supposed to feel about it. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit News (Tom Long)Detroit News (Tom Long)
With uncommon intelligence and brutal honesty, The Wrestler examines the cost, and need, of battle. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Detroit News (Tom Long)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)
Rourke inhabits the role like an old lion, his mane of golden hair cascading behind him as he prowls the ring. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Spectrum (Jolene Mendez)Entertainment Spectrum (Jolene Mendez)
See the rise of Mickey Rourke to reclaim his much deserved spot in Hollywood. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Entertainment Spectrum (Jolene Mendez)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Teletext (Victor Olliver)Teletext (Victor Olliver)
With swelling lips to rival Pete Burns's, and long blond locks shorn from Marilyn (the '80s pop singer, not Monroe), Rourke sails above the freak show to give his greatest performance yet. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Teletext (Victor Olliver)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Emotionally engaging, superbly directed drama, with a terrific script and a powerful, award-winning performance by Mickey Rourke. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for New York Observer (Rex Reed)New York Observer (Rex Reed)
Like Jack Palance in Requiem for a Heavyweight, the man you’re watching not only has the role of a lifetime; he seems to be living it, too. The result is the most brutally honest performance of the year. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at New York Observer (Rex Reed)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for NewsBlaze (Prairie Miller)NewsBlaze (Prairie Miller)
To sum up, if Rourke doesn't grab an Oscar, there is no justice on this planet, simply for crushing the collective audience soul with the often wordless torment of this abrasive but brutally wounded creature. Silence of the Ram, we feel your pain. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at NewsBlaze (Prairie Miller)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly
The Wrestler is like Rocky made by the Scorsese of Mean Streets. It's the rare movie fairy tale that's also a bravura work of art. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Entertainment Weekly
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Brian Orndorf Brian Orndorf
Aronofsky appears to be on an impressive trek to discover his humanistic filmmaking reflexes, and "The Wrestler" is a stupendous achievement of tone and emotional fullness to be pored over long after the end credits roll. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Brian Orndorf
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
The balance and nuance of this portrait hold realities that perhaps only Rourke can fully understand. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Can Magazine (Fred Topel)Can Magazine (Fred Topel)
The best wrestling movie ever made. I'm sorry, No Holds Barred, you've been topped. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Can Magazine (Fred Topel)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinematical (James Rocchi)Cinematical (James Rocchi)
Don't believe the hype -- or, more importantly, look past it; The Wrestler offers viewers far more than just Rourke's performance -- which, it must be said, is excellent -- if they're willing to not flinch from what it has to say. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Cinematical (James Rocchi)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
The 57-year-old Rourke makes a triumphant comeback. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider)EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider)
Has a lot to say about America's entertainment and celebrity culture, and it tells a poignant story in the process. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for LYTrules.comLYTrules.com
FINALLY, a movie has come along that depicts the business as it is, recognizing that the potential for drama comes not from the pretense of competition, but in the lives of those who work toward that pretense. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at LYTrules.com
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for E! Online (Luke Y. Thompson)E! Online (Luke Y. Thompson)
Director Aronofsky gets all the details right in a movie that feels like a tribute to so many who were gone too soon: Curt Hennig, Road Warrior Hawk, Rick Rude, et al...this one's for you. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at E! Online (Luke Y. Thompson)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Empire WeeklyEmpire Weekly
It's a hell of a performance -- and a hellish one -- in a film that isn't entirely sure what to do with it. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Empire Weekly
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for At The MoviesAt The Movies
Director Darren Aronofsky puts himself up as a major contender with this film, based on a really excellent and uncompromising screenplay by Robert D. Siegel. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at At The Movies
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
The Wrestler is one of the most profoundly sad movies I've seen, and I mean that as high praise. It isn't sad in obvious ways, with unfortunate events or bad turns of fate (though such occurences do figure in, just not loudly stated). ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Playback:stl (Sarah Boslaugh)Playback:stl (Sarah Boslaugh)
The Wrestler transcends professional wrestling as Requiem for a Heavyweight transcends boxing ... [it] raises the broken figure of the Ram to the level of a tragic hero... ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Playback:stl (Sarah Boslaugh)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Daily Telegraph (Australia) (Vicky Roach)Daily Telegraph (Australia) (Vicky Roach)
Rourke's Golden Globe award is as richly deserved as it was popular. Like the sport it celebrates, his performance doesn't hold anything back. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Daily Telegraph (Australia) (Vicky Roach)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Arizona Republic (Bill Goodykoontz)Arizona Republic (Bill Goodykoontz)
The Wrestler isn't a perfect movie, but Rourke's performance gives it the impact of an atomic elbow drop. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Arizona Republic (Bill Goodykoontz)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Sydney Morning Herald (Eddie Cockrell)Sydney Morning Herald (Eddie Cockrell)
Who better than Rourke to sell the idea of a battered, yet proud pugilist in search of redemption? ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Sydney Morning Herald (Eddie Cockrell)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Metromix.com (Matt Pais)Metromix.com (Matt Pais)
A strong shot at becoming a sports movie classic. Feels so rich and lived-in that its standard set-ups turn into universal truths that bleed and heal. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Metromix.com (Matt Pais)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Oregonian (Shawn Levy)Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Fine as the writing and direction are, it's no insult to say that they are overshadowed by the performance of Mickey Rourke, who brings unequalled life experience to the title role. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
Aronofsky handily debunks any of the previous, common criticisms of flash over substance. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
If this ragged but near-brilliant movie is about a guy trying to resurrect his career, so too is the performance at its heart. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
An enormously moving, beautifully acted film, The Wrestler honors its characters by showing how hard it is for them to reach out to each other. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for New York Post (Kyle Smith)New York Post (Kyle Smith)
The Wrestler offers something to pretty much everyone in the audience. Much like The Sopranos, it creates a world that might make you feel utterly at home or exhilarated by strange horrors. Maybe both. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at New York Post (Kyle Smith)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for LarsenOnFilm (Josh Larsen)LarsenOnFilm (Josh Larsen)
The Wrestler is about one thing - Mickey Rourke - and that makes the movie both fascinating and limited. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at LarsenOnFilm (Josh Larsen)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
Darren Aronofsky's character study [has in Mickey Rourke] an actor unusually in sync with a role, indeed what seems to be the role of his career. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Mickey Rourke, who has been flying under the radar for nearly two decades, makes this a comeback to remember. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
It is a pleasure to see Rourke finesse this amalgamation of The Champ, Marty, Rocky and a dozen other movies to his supreme advantage. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Cinema Writer (Jay Antani)Cinema Writer (Jay Antani)
Aronofsky's film demands much from its audience but, unlike the great majority of films, it repays with its tenderness of heart and soul, its wrenching and disarming sincerity. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Cinema Writer (Jay Antani)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Christianity Today (Alissa Wilkinson)Christianity Today (Alissa Wilkinson)
Tour de force may be a cliched reviewer's phrase for performances during Oscar season, but it's the only one that can be applied to Rourke here. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Christianity Today (Alissa Wilkinson)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Slate (Dana Stevens)Slate (Dana Stevens)
The scruffy, almost accidental beauty of The Wrestler comes as even more of a surprise than the greatness of Mickey Rourke's performance. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Slate (Dana Stevens)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
The characters seem to live and breathe between the margins of the story, and to exist for more reasons than just driving the story forward. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Movie Boy (Dustin Putman)The Movie Boy (Dustin Putman)
Rapturously enthralling and deeply poignant, one of the year's best. Mickey Rourke gives the performance of a lifetime. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at The Movie Boy (Dustin Putman)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Chris Cabin)filmcritic.com (Chris Cabin)
The resurrection, renovation, and reinvention of Mickey Rourke. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at filmcritic.com (Chris Cabin)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for PopMatters (Bill Gibron)PopMatters (Bill Gibron)
Darren Aronofsky's sensational The Wrestler marks a major comeback for Mickey Rourke and '70s style filmmaking in general. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at PopMatters (Bill Gibron)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for CinemaBlend.com (Katey Rich)CinemaBlend.com (Katey Rich)
The movie is simply, stellar, an American parable and moving drama found in an unlikely place. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at CinemaBlend.com (Katey Rich)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles CityBeat (Andy Klein)Los Angeles CityBeat (Andy Klein)
... handily his best leading performance in years ... possibly ever .... Director Aronofsky ... plays it straight, giving us a clear, linear narrative, interrupted only by one intercut flashback. The step away from pyrotechnics becomes him. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Los Angeles CityBeat (Andy Klein)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Film Freak Central (Bill Chambers)Film Freak Central (Bill Chambers)
The most haunting sports film, or at least the most haunting film about the margins of a sport, since Fat City ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Film Freak Central (Bill Chambers)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)
Rourke's performance is worth the price of admission... It's a portrait of a man's life, and one you won't soon forget. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)The Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)
Mickey Rourke delivers a tremendous performance in a film that explores how one man can wrestle for his conscience, his soul and his life at the same time. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at The Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Newsday (Rafer Guzman)Newsday (Rafer Guzman)
Rourke is harrowing; Tomei is devastating. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Newsday (Rafer Guzman)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
It's a wonderful, career-reviving performance, and you can't imagine the movie without him. Welcome back, Mickey. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)
Predictable as it is, this sad, strong beast of a film keeps us pinned to the mat with the strength of its compassion and the overpowering force of its central performance. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Reel Film ReviewsReel Film Reviews
a deliberately-paced yet consistently compelling character study that undoubtedly marks the high point of Darren Aronofsky's career. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Reel Film Reviews
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
Darren Aronofsky's most personal film in years is a small character study, featuring a ferocious, career-capping performance by Mickey Rourke. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Town (Christopher Long)DVD Town (Christopher Long)
It succeeds as a character study, as a drama, as a comedy, and as a sports film. This is a remarkable achievement by any standard. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at DVD Town (Christopher Long)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone)Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone)
If The Wrestler doesn't get the Oscar attention it deserves I'm going after someone with a staple gun. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)
Like a rehabilitated race horse or disgraced sports star who makes the most of a second chance, Rourke gives The Wrestler the temperament of a sentimental favorite. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
In addition to the pungent writing and direction, the film features a truly stunning performance from Rourke ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)
The Wrestler has the intimacy of a fly-on-the-wall documentary. No stunt men were harmed -- or used -- in the fight sequences. But the drama makes for vibrant art. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)
Wrestler, The (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
As painfully truthful as Siegel's closely observed character construction is, the film is not without flaws--but they take nothing away from what touches us. ...read the complete Wrestler movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
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by tiffany on April 28, 2009 Ogden, Utah
Well this movie just didn't live up to its hype for me. It was an ok one time watch. But thats about it. I kept waiting for it to have some surprising turnaround. But it never came. More than anything its depressing from beginning to end, with a ...
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by Tetramobile on July 17, 2009 New York, New York
I love me some Micky Roureke and he's such a great actor. If you liked him in this, check out Spun. he's just as good in it. This movie tells the story of a bottomed out wrestler in such a way that people who don't even like wrestling will ...
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