‘The Wrestler’ Review

Much has been said about the myriad of parallelisms that can be drawn, with the least effort, between actor Mickey Rourke and wrestler Randy “The Ram” Robinson, whom he breathes new life into on the silver screen. Yet, Darren Aronofsky’s 2008 “The Wrestler” canno... [ read more >> ]

Darren Aronofsky’s “The Wrestler”

Mickey Rourke as Randy “The Ram”

The gritty world of “The Wrestler” is not beautified or glorified in any way

Cassidy (Marisa Tomei) is just another performer, just as broken down as Randy himself

Deaf, aching all over, with torn clothes and no one to speak to, Randy has only one thing that still defines him as a human being

The fakery behind wrestling also implies pain, as Randy knows only too well

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The fakery behind wrestling also implies pain, as Randy knows only too well
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