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JAN 10, 2009
'The Wrestler' FILM
'The Wrestler'

Two reasons to watch this movie about a washed-up professional wrestler: its first 30 minutes and Mickey Rourke. Why the first 30 minutes? Because they are not chained to the machine of the Hollywood plot, but loosely explore the day-to-day world of a man who wrestles for a few bucks and who drinks—not to forget his glorious past but to enjoy the present. Why Mickey Rourke? Because no other actor could better understand the soul of a person who had a spectacular rise the '80s and a spectacular fall in the '90s. The wrestler and the actor are one and the same. (See movie times, thestranger.com, for details.) by Charles Mudede

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You want to see Rourke in top form check out The Pope of Greenwich Village
Posted by biju on January 10, 2009 at 11:29 AM · Report
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Charles Moodeday's opinion notwithstanding, this is an excellent film, worthy of even a normal person's approval. Check it out.
Posted by Dan Savage on January 10, 2009 at 7:49 PM · Report
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Dan, are saying wrestlers or wrestling fans aren't normal people?Not trying to instigate an argument, just wondering.
Posted by Josh Black - Seattle Semi-Pro on January 12, 2009 at 12:54 AM · Report

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