Further evidence of Aronofsky's maturation into a legitimate artist. Rourke got most of the praise and it was well deserved.

Rourke gives a gripping performance the whole movie, and with great finesse shows us a brooding range of emotion from a convincingly broken former wrestling great. The Wrestler is a great film simply because in my eyes it does little more than try to be an accurate portrayal of what it feels like to fall and to be forgotten, and banks entirely on Rourke to carry that mood. Thankfully he delivers and although Aronofsky is a talented director he doesn't show it off here, just what's needed of him.

reviews, (director Aronofsky, Marisa Tomei)

um olhar intimista sobre pessoas comuns na sarjeta sem uma única nota a soar falsa, valendo-se de um registro low-key, cru e descompromissado, o que agrega verossimilhança à crônica de decadência, redenção e autodestruição de uma figura memorável Randy 'The Ram' Robinson (pungente composição de Rourke), profissional da luta-livre que leva as porradas mais dolorosas da vida fora dos ringues.