I finally had a chance to go to the theatre to see "The Wrestler" tonight, and I'm so glad I did. I am a woman now in my 60's, and as a kid as well as a young grownup and parent, I often enjoyed watching wrestling matches on tv in my hometown. I even remember going to one special event in our church basement, of all things. This movie is great, the acting by Mickey Rourke (whom I don't believe I'd ever seen before, but now I love him and want to see all his "old" movies) and Marisa Tomei, (whom I'd enjoyed seeing in earlier movies) touched my heart. I want to commend both of them for their great performances.
When the movie ended, I felt exhausted, as if my emotions had been dragged through all sorts of ups and downs. The characters were so special and very lovable people. These were people we really cared about what happened to them; their performances were so powerful! I just sat in the chair and cried and watched all the trailer at the end of the movie until I felt strong enough to finally get up and walk out. I came home and phoned one of my daughters who lives in another state and told her she's just got to get out and see this. As a teenager, she often went with her friends to see the matches here in person, so know this will bring back some memories for her, too.
I finally had a chance to go to the theatre to see "The Wrestler" tonight, and I'm so glad I did. I am a woman now in my 60's, and as a kid as well as a young grownup and parent, I often enjoyed watching wrestling matches on tv in my hometown. I even remember going to one special event in our church basement, of all things. This movie is great, the acting by Mickey Rourke (whom I don't believe I'd ever seen before, but now I love him and want to see all his "old" movies) and Marisa Tomei, (whom I'd enjoyed seeing in earlier movies) touched my heart. I want to commend both of them for their great performances.
When the movie ended, I felt exhausted, as if my emotions had been dragged through all sorts of ups and downs. The characters were so special and very lovable people. These were people we really cared about what happened to them; their performances were so powerful! I just sat in the chair and cried and watched all the trailer at the end of the movie until I felt strong enough to finally get up and walk out. I came home and phoned one of my daughters who lives in another state and told her she's just got to get out and see this. As a teenager, she often went with her friends to see the matches here in person, so know this will bring back some memories for her, too.