THE WRESTLER

I just saw THE WRESTLER AND I THOUGHT IT WAS EXCELLENT - IT IS NOT PLEASANT TO WATCH, BUT IT TAKES YOU INTO A WORLD YOU DON’T KNOW AND AS A MAN WITH A LOVING FAMILY – I WORLD YOU WON’T EVER NEED TO EXPERIENCE.

THE CAMARADERIE OF THE WRESTLERS AND THE WARMTH OF THEIR WORLD MAKES THEM A FAMILY - STRONGER THAN THE BIOLOGICAL FAMILY
OF THE MAIN CHARACTER.

THE PROFESSIONALISM OF THE ATHLETES AND THEIR HIGH LEVEL OF SKILLS AND
THE EFFECTS OF AGE ON THEIR BODIES, AS THEY FIND IT HARDER AND HARDER TO HEAL ARE ALL CAPTURED IN THE LOCKER-ROOM SCENES AND AT THE AUTOGRAPH SIGNING.

THEIR RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER BECOMES A CHARACTER IN AND OF ITSELF - RESPECT IS A CHARACTER IN THIS FILM - THAT IS SOMETHING NEW TO ME.

MICKEY ROURKE IS SO GOOD, HE BECOMES RANDY. I DON’T SEE HOW HE WON’T WIN THE ACADEMY AWARD, WHAT HE DOES IS AMAZING. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE ROLES THAT PEOPLE WILL SAY, "HE WAS BORN TO PLAY."

JUST A WONDERFUL / POWERFUL MOVIE AND MARISA TOMEI IS GREAT IN HER ROLE AS THE POTENTIAL GIRLFRIEND. HAVING SEEN HER IN COUSIN VINNY -- MAKES HER PERFORMANCE HERE EVEN MORE DRAMATIC.

THE PAIN OF THE DAUGHTER IS UNDERWRITTEN AND THAT IS PERFECT; HER ANGER, FRUSTRATION AND NEED FOR LOVE, TELL YOU ALL YOU HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT HER.

THE EARLY SCENES WITH THE CHILDREN AT THE TRAILER PARK, TELLS YOU SO MUCH ABOUT RANDY -- AS DOES THE WORDLESS OPENING SHOTS OF THE BULLETIN BOARD. FILMS SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEND THEIR MESSAGE WITHOUT TOO MANY WORDS.

THIS MOVIE MAKES A POINT ABOUT TIMING BEING EVERYTHING – ALL THE DUCKS HAVE TO LINE UP AT THE RIGHT TIME, IN THE RIGHT ORDER, IN THE RIGHT
PLACE OR YOUR LIFE WILL BE FOREVER CHANGED BY EVENTS – HOPE AND LOVE WILL BE OBTAINED OR MISSED.

IF YOU ARE OUT FOR A NICE TIME TO RELAX AND TAKE YOUR MIND OFF OF WORK - AVOID THE WRESTLER.