Dan and I watched Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler the other night and we were both pleasantly surprised by how good it was. I had seen Pi and also Requiem for a Dream--the former was pretty good up until the ridiculous Jewish conspiracy and the latter was an atrocious disaster. The Wrestler, however, was excellent, and quite sad, as it put us both in mind of The Jimmy Show.
Both films are about fuck ups, albeit told differently and realistically. Mickey Rourke is also excellent in the film, and should have won the Oscar. He looked terrible, but gave such a convincing performance. It is also interesting how he bonds with the stripper, played by Marisa Tomei, and both are past their primes. She, for example, is unable to get any customers interested in her, (save for Rourke) despite her efforts. It's amazing this is the same guy from Diner. My, what aging can do. Dan will have a review up soon enough, but I definitely think this film is worth the watch. So on to the trailer:
