The Wrestler (DVD) Reviews

I had been meaning to watch this film for ages, and finally got round to it the other night, I was not disappointed, this is a brilliant film. The Wrestler was written by Robert Siegel and directed by Darren Aronofsky. It follows the life of a wrestler Randy 'The Ram' Robinson(Mickey Rourke) who was really big in the eighties but who is ...  Read the complete review

Randy 'The Ram' Robinson used to be a big shot on the Wrestling circuit but those days are sadly long gone. Plagued by health problems and unable to make a living from working small wrestling shows and signing autographs for his dwindling fans, Randy has to decide weather he can indeed make the return to the ring. Randy also has bigger fights on ...  Read the complete review

~ In the Ring ~ The Wrestler has been released for a while now and last weekend I had a chance to watch it. I have wanted to see this since it was released on DVD but was not too sure if it would be any good. This Friday as my boyfriend was on call we decided to go to blockbuster and rented a few films for the evening. We both ...  Read the complete review

Here's man looking for self worth and can only find it in the bizarre and ultra-artificial world of american pro-wrestling. Man, they used to love him. But now age is catching up with him, the high times are long gone, and too many steroids have put his health at risk. Shortage of cash reduces him to taking on low paid and demeaning ...  Read the complete review

Stars - Mickey Rourke & Marisa Tomei Genre- honest, brutal and adult warts and all stuff. Tag-Line: Love, Pain, Glory 2 Oscar nominations I met Mickey Rourke once. It was in Miami Beach in 1994 where he co-owned a bar come club. He was paying the bongo drums and smoking a cigarette that didn't look like normal ones ...  Read the complete review

A grim account of one man's personal and professional failures, losses and regrets, The Wrestler marks the welcome return of two cinematic forces hitherto M.I.A for one reason or another: Mickey Rourke and Darren Aronofsky. For the former, it marks the (presumably) final movement in a prolonged comeback attempt drawn-out over the past half-decade ...  Read the complete review

As a child I grew up watching wrestling (10-15 years ago), and I have been waiting to watch this film as soon as I watched the trailers and heard the positive reviews. It was definately worth waiting for. I must add, although I loved wrestling growing up, you don't what-so-ever need to be a wrestling fan, the film is more about life outside of ...  Read the complete review

I watched the Wrestler on Monday night, after having it on my priority list with Lovefilm for ages. I was quite excited when it came through the post (sad I know!), as I remember seeing Mickey Rourke on Jonathon Ross promoting this film quite a while ago. It had excellent reviews, and to be honest I hadn't heard anything negative about it. I ...  Read the complete review

When originally watching this film I really didn't know what to expect, but it really did turn out to be a film well worth watching. I would admit that the title does not in many respects sound that appealing but I would encourage you to look at the storyline as that is what grabbed my attention far more. The film stars Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei ...  Read the complete review

The Wrestler (2008) (2009 in UK). Cert. 15. I have been wanting to watch this film for a while and whilst it has been on my 'list' I have watched it rack up nomination after nomination and win numerous awards so I have to say, when sitting down finally to see it, there was some trepidation as to whether it was worth all the ...  Read the complete review

The Wrestler is an opportunity to gawp at Mickey Rourke and wonder what on earth he did to himself! It feels like he is playing himself to some extent, anyway he is totally believable as a wrestler 20 years into his career who has neglected his family, relationships and health for the "sport". Rourke has an impressive muscular physique ...  Read the complete review

The Wrestler is a film that touches on themes that are ahead of our time. For me, the main themes of the film are the meaning and value of Masculinity and Masculinity in Crisis. The film is about the Randy "The Ram", a washed up professional actor-wrestler who lives in a caravan and can't pay his rent. Approaching ...  Read the complete review

The Wrestler is about a famous and once-successful 1980s wrestler called "The Ram" played by Mickey Rourke, who in the 21st century has become washed-up. He has been forced to move into a trailer park home and take on a job in a supermarket warehouse. His financial problems spiral out of control and finds he has to beg his sadistic boss ...  Read the complete review

20 years ago Randy 'The Ram' Robinson (Micky Rourke) was at the height of his career as a professional wrestler, he was worshipped everywhere he went but somewhere along the line he lost everything; his career, his money and his daughter. These days Randy now works in a supermarket which he detests, he visit's the local strip club often ...  Read the complete review

I was curious to know what the hype was all about. By the looks of it, The wrestler had nothing that could attract me as a viewer(the story of a wrestler is not interesting by any means in my eyes).Combined with the oscar nominee, i finally decided to catch it on DVD. Does it stand up to the reputation? Well,its a hard question to ask. ...  Read the complete review

The Wrestler attracted some impressive reviews and is currently at an 8.3 on IMDB, giving it a respectable place of 105 on their Top 250 movies list. This is nearly always a green light to rent if not blind buy a movie but I was quite disappointed with The Wrestler. The plot is very slow from the beginning to the questionable end. The ...  Read the complete review

I have mixed feelings about Darren Aaronofsky, is first film the micro budget (sixty thousand dollars) PI was pretentious but excellent, however his bigger budget second film Requiem For A Dream was steaming pile of preachy, patronising pretentiousness. I've not seen his third film The Fountain but I've read that is also quite ...  Read the complete review

This is a film which both me and hubby really wanted to see as it looked excellent from all the trailers on the TV. I will say now that we were not disappointed! Mickey Rourke plays the role of Randy 'The Ram' Robinson who is an old wrestler. He is now making his living from working a day job behind the scenes in a supermarket and at ...  Read the complete review

Save for perhaps The Dark Knight, there are no films that underperformed at the 2009 Oscars as much as The Wrestler, another masterpiece from Darren Aronofsky that also delivers the best performance of the career in a resurrecting turn from much-maligned performer Mickey Rourke. This is intense, haunting filmmaking that's gritty and features one ...  Read the complete review

At first glance "The Wrestler" would not have been my first choice of an afternoon movie to see. Especially since I'm not the greatest fan of Mickey Rourke even though he does well in an action film. There were just too many good reviews on this movie for me to wait so I got it on pay per view. The movie is actually a simple ...  Read the complete review