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By Mike Mcgranaghan (1,821) for Aisle Seat (1,783) on 30 Dec 2008

The Wrestler offers Mickey Rourke a chance at redemption with the role of a lifetime. It's safe to say that he body slams it…

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By Tricia Olszewski (442) for Washington City Paper (500) on 30 Dec 2008

Randy will stick in your mind as stubbornly as the chorus of 'Round and Round…

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By Kevin A. Ranson (644) for MovieCrypt.com (644) on 28 Dec 2008

Although suffering from a formulaic story, Mickey Rourke will make you believe that Randy 'The Ram' Robinson really existed…

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Combustible Celluloid (2,644) on 28 Dec 2008

The characters seem to live and breathe between the margins of the story, and to exist for more reasons than just driving the story forward…

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By Christopher Orr (399) for The New Republic (897) on 25 Dec 2008

Rourke, in a role that could have invited outsized characterization, instead offers modesty and understatement…

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By Jeff Bayer (445) for The Scorecard Review (437) on 25 Dec 2008

The bleached blond hair, the self-tanning and the hearing aid all create one of the most memorable characters of the year…

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By Peter Sobczynski (1,159) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 25 Dec 2008

Rourke's work is both the best performance seen by an actor in 2008 and tops even his Sin City turn as the very best thing he has done in his…

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By Kevin Mccarthy (392) for WJFK-FM (CBS Radio) (143) on 24 Dec 2008

The Wrestler is Aronofsky taking a step back and giving you a full on actor driven flick that will make you cringe and weep and contains the…

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By Jordan Hiller (219) for Bangitout.com (219) on 24 Dec 2008

Rourke is convincing and honest, marvelous and touching, but he's not required to channel emotions that linger far and away from the man he…

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By Liz Braun (961) for Jam! Movies (2,396) on 24 Dec 2008

The story is raw and often tough to watch, but Rourke is so good that you can't look away…

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By Matthew Razak (302) for Examiner.com (1,617) on 23 Dec 2008

The Wrestler contains what is hands down the best performance of the year…

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By Adam Fendelman (235) for HollywoodChicago.com (623) on 23 Dec 2008

That became a big reason why I wanted to make the film: the forgotten talent of Mickey Rourke,' director Darren Aronofsky said in an interview…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 23 Dec 2008

a sad and eloquent tale of what once was crumbling to dust, a final roar against the oncoming inevitability…

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By Kimberly Gadette (432) for Indie Movies Online (213) on 23 Dec 2008

Out of the fake world of theatrical wrestling comes one of the most real performances of the year…

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By Matt Pais (1,519) for Metromix.com (1,085) on 23 Dec 2008

A strong shot at becoming a sports movie classic. Feels so rich and lived-in that its standard set-ups turn into universal truths that bleed and heal…

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By Alissa Wilkinson (499) for Christianity Today (953) on 23 Dec 2008

Tour de force may be a cliched reviewer's phrase for performances during Oscar season, but it's the only one that can be applied to Rourke here…

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By Robert Davis (91) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 22 Dec 2008

Aronofsky's unadorned portrait of a pro-wrestling has-been is built around a fantastic, physical performance by Mickey Rourke, captured with…

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By Chris Barsanti (896) for PopMatters (2,617) on 22 Dec 2008

a scrupulously-controlled exercise in humiliation and expurgation, where both Aronofsky and Rourke look to cleanse themselves of past excesses…

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By Eric D. Snider (2,489) for EricDSnider.com (2,026) on 20 Dec 2008

Has a lot to say about America's entertainment and celebrity culture, and it tells a poignant story in the process…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 20 Dec 2008

Thanks to both Aronofsky and Rourke it proves an honest and moving portrait of a man in the twilight of a career that's both made and destroyed him…

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