The Wrestler

This is one of this year's true great films. Darren Aronofsky really seems to understand his charcters and his surrondings and understands wrestler culture. This is great work here. The movie stems from the ideal that the "fans" are the true family and one's occupation and way of being dictate his life. The power of the entertainer and "good guy" creates a persona in the wrestling world, but it also dictates a person's life, character and decisons. This is a marvel of filmmaking. Mickey Rourke is outstanding and deserving of a best actor award. He is mesmerizing, real, humane and superhuman all in once. This is a performance of a lifetime and Rourke steals it. Marisa Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood provide great support. Tomei is brilliant in everything she does. This film equals Slumdog Millionaire as my top two films so far this season. An almost perfect film here. Thanks everyone involved.

Grade: A