Watched "The Wrestler" last night. It focused mostly on the character's life that just so happened to revolve around professional wrestling. Mickey Rourke's character "The Ram" was a composite of Randy Savage, Greg Valentine and many others from the 1980s. Rourke was obviously the perfect pick for the role. The fact that his body was unreal and he is older now and he can relate to hitting rock bottom personally was spot on. The idea that they filmed at real independent shows like WXW, CZW and ROH was also brilliant. It was great to see Dylan Summers (The Necrobutcher) get some on screen time. The supporting cast was ok. Could have used anyone in those roles. They made a mistake by not giving wrestler Nigel McGuinness camera time. He is a star. The 80s metal soundtrack was perfect. The Springsteen song was a nice touch at the end. Overall a damn good picture show. Hopefully Rourke can get a bad guy Tarantino role to put him back in the saddle again.
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