"The only place I get hurt is out there. The world don't give a shit about me." Mickey Rourke is so great in this. It feels so gritty and dirty and real. That last fight really is amazing.

This has to rank as one of the best movies I've watched. Period. For anyone who HASN'T yet watched it, this is **not** a WWE movie laden with their (non) talent roster, posing as a movie; this is a very heartfelt drama centered around the fading dreams of a man who has become lost in the world of what he does to the point he's virtually no longer aware of who he is. Mickey Rourke proves that he's "not just another pretty face" (LOL) but the dude has some serious acting chops. Watching this made me regret that Rourke has seemingly been shuffled to back burners and almost-cameo roles instead of having films that could truly portray his ability on the big screen. He was absolutely amazing here. Shout-outs to the supporting cast for also pulling off their roles superbly as well, but if I'm being honest, this was a movie about one man, and Mickey Rourke played that part beautifully. I think the "supporting roles" could have been dead in the water and the film would **still** have been superb. Being a fan of the art of "professional wrestling" for some 50+ years, I've always been fascinated with the world BEHIND the scenes, but _The Wrestler_ takes that story even deeper than most of the "documentaries" or biopics that are floating around out there. What is even more telling is that I recently watched the _30 on 30_ documentary with legendary pro wrestler Ric Flair, and it became sadly obvious that the character "Ric Flair" had eclipsed/absorbed the real person of Richard Fliehr, which is essentially what is portrayed here in _The Wrestler_ . Again, if you've never watched this because you think it's "just a wrestling movie", you owe it to yourself to set your prejudices aside and give this a look. It's a drama about a wrestler, yes, but it's so much more than "just a wrestling movie". Absolutely one of the best movies I've ever watched. NOTE: Due to the storyline and what it centers around, the language is very coarse and pervasive. This is not a family-friendly movie. I'm just sayin'…

The Wrestler helped me realise wrestling is disgusting and wrestling fans should really find a better hobby. That anything-goes fight made me so uncomfortable, how on earth could anybody ever want to watch or take part in that? Go dance ballet or something, at least when you go crazy doing that, you'll look cool doing so. Other than the grotesque nature of those parts of the movie, the rest of it was actually really good. The story itelf was great and Mickey Rourke was outstanding. If I was a more reasonable person, I might even say it was a great movie because the wrestling parts did exactly what they were supposed to do, but good thing I'm not then because wrestling sucks. "The only place I get hurt is out there." ;_;

This might easily be Mickey Rourke’s best movie. A heartbreaking drama of a professional wrestler falling apart. I remember watching this when I was much younger and it wasn’t necessarily my favorite. At a much older age, this resonates with me much more. I will surely watch this one again! Rating: 4/5 - 8.5/10 - Would Recommend