What strengths this film possesses rest entirely upon Mickey Rourke’s performance. Without it – or even with another actor in the title role (Nic Cage was reportedly, and unfortunately, considered) – this is all formula, a fatally predictable story we’ve seen told before. And it’s curious to find Darren Aronofsky in uncharacteristically restrained form; there’re essentially no visual analogues between this and his prior films. The Wrestler is also noteworthy as an indication of a recent trend in cinema I hereby deem Films In Which Marisa Tomei Gets Naked.
by Rumsey Taylor | Source: DVD screener
05 Dec 2008 5:28 PM | Submit Comment
