The Wrestler (2008)
Watched this last Friday up in E-Town after hanging out at the Borders for upwards of 90 minutes. It was good. Quite formulaic, but 1) real good acting elevates the material, and 2) as this review mentions, your average wrestling match is pretty formulaic too (even the PPV ones), but that doesn't stop you from getting into it.
Also, much handheld photography where steadicam would have been an acceptable alternative, but I understand the choice. Randy "Ram" Robinson probably couldn't afford a steadicam operator anyway.
Followed immediately by going home and watching the post-Earth Battlestar, it made for a very depressing evening. And then it was the coldest weekend evar to boot. Winter blues anyone?
Also, much handheld photography where steadicam would have been an acceptable alternative, but I understand the choice. Randy "Ram" Robinson probably couldn't afford a steadicam operator anyway.
Followed immediately by going home and watching the post-Earth Battlestar, it made for a very depressing evening. And then it was the coldest weekend evar to boot. Winter blues anyone?
Labels: moviesmickey rourke
posted by Jon @ 8:17 AM
1 Comments:
At 3:38 PM,
Chris said…
yeah, i dug this movie. i was thinking the same thing you said, that this is pretty much a classic formulaic redemption film, although maybe they kinda flipped the script with the ending? but yeah, the acting, that's what it was about, and i think the hand held approach worked for me. they did a good job of making things look pretty depressing but not going over into that unintentionally parodic place.
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