Timely in so many ways.
[Mickey] Rourke plays an aging professional wrestler who, despite his failing health and waning fame, continues to wrestle due to financial hardship and in an attempt to cling to the success of his 1980s heyday. He also tries to mend his relationship with his estranged daughter and to find romance with a woman who works as a stripper.[3]
The film received critical acclaim and won the Golden Lion Award at the 65th Venice International Film Festival, where it premiered. The success of the film revitalized Rourke’s career and he went on to win a Golden Globe, a British Academy Film Award, an Independent Spirit Award as well as an Oscar nomination for Best Actor. [Marisa] Tomei also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
You want well-written movies? The writing in this movie is killer. You want well-acted movies? Nothing to complain about here. Action? Yeah, it’s got it. Sex. Romance. Death. The importance of human connections. What it means to live a good life. This movie’s really got it all. See, they still make movies like this, just people don’t usually give it a chance because… why? You’ve never heard of it before, it’s not a “product”. You don’t know what you’re getting. Why would you spend time watching this movie?
You should spend time watching this movie.
Great review, thanks. I think for me, I haven’t seen it because (a) it seems dark & intense, and (b) it’s a sport I know nothing about. I will spend time watching this movie, just 'cause you said that though.
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