Review of The Wrestler (1984) by Tom Maurstad for Dallas Morning News — 09 Jan 2009
The movie presses too hard and too often, but the performances are strong enough to withstand the melodramatic impulses, and the themes of isolation and self-destructiveness are too sharply realized to be trivialized.
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This review of The Wrestler (1984) was written by Tom Maurstad and published by Dallas Morning News on 09 Jan 2009.
The Wrestler has generally received very positive reviews.
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