Review of The Wrestler (2008) by Anthony Lane for The New Yorker — 30 Nov 2013
What Rourke offers us, in short, is not just a comeback performance but something much rarer: a rounded, raddled portrait of a good man. Suddenly, there it is again--the charm, the anxious modesty, the never-distant hint of wrath, the teen-age smiles, and all the other virtues of a winner.
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This review of The Wrestler (2008) was written by Anthony Lane and published by The New Yorker on 30 Nov 2013.
The Wrestler has generally received very positive reviews.
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