Darren Aronofsky's 'The Wrestler'

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First impressions are good

McCarthy raves:

Rourke creates a galvanizing, humorous, deeply moving portrait that instantly takes its place among the great, iconic screen performances. An elemental story simply and brilliantly told, Darren Aronofsky’s fourth feature is a winner from every possible angle.

Rourke is simply staggering as Ram. The camera is rarely off him, and one doesn’t want it to be, so entirely does he express the full life of this man with his every word and gesture … As vibrant — and as naked — as she was in last year’s “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead,” Tomei is in top, emotionally forthright form as she charts a life passage similar to Ram’s, if much less extreme.

Farber has a few more qualms about the film itself, but is generally won over:

Although the film teeters on the brink of sentimentality, it never topples into the slush, and this is a tribute to the rigorous direction as well as the astringent performances. Still, there are mawkish moments … “Wrestler” oscillates between hard-edged naturalism and stock melodrama but ends on an understated note of melancholy that seems just right.

Rourke dispenses with all vanity to plumb the depths of this well-meaning but severely damaged man. Tomei delivers one of her most arresting performances, again without any trace of vanity. Wood’s part is smaller, but she captures the scalding anger of a woman neglected for most of her life. The supporting players add to the authenticity of the atmosphere. That authenticity is the hallmark of the production, with vivid cinematography and set design.
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Finally, Aronofsky deserves a break after the unfair pounding he took for his beautiful, fearless and widely misunderstood “The Fountain.”
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Aronofsky definitely deserves a break, but I don't see how anyone could misunderstand The Fountain. Its lack of depth was its biggest downfall.
 
`Wrestler,' With Mickey Rourke, Wins Venice Film Festival

By Farah Nayeri

Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- ``The Wrestler,'' starring Mickey Rourke and directed by Darren Aronofsky, won the Venice Film Festival's top award, the Golden Lion, at a closing ceremony late Saturday, the festival announced on its Web site.

Italy's Silvio Orlando took the best-actor trophy for ``Il Papa di Giovanna,'' directed by Pupi Avati, the festival said. France's Dominique Blanc won the best-actress award for ``L'Autre,'' directed by Patrick Mario Bernard and Pierre Trividic.

The Venice Film Festival, the world's oldest, was held this year from Aug. 27 to Sept. 6 on Venice's Lido island.

To contact the reporter on this story: Farah Nayeri in London at Farahn@bloomberg.net.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aVMiLWD49H54&refer=muse

I guess the movie is the real DEAL

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Aronofsky is a super-hero, and y'all need to respect!

I loved the Fountain too. The man can do no wrong.

People hate on the Fountain too much imo. Sure it's not laden with depth and is quite straight forward, but the imagery is superb and the soundtrack is amazing. Jackman does a great job too. And I enjoyed the three-way story as well.
 
DAAAARRREENNNNN


Yeah I loved The Fountain too. I spit in the face of anyone that's down on his upcoming Robocop film.
 
jett said:
DAAAARRREENNNNN


Yeah I loved The Fountain too. I spit in the face of anyone that's down on his upcoming Robocop film.
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Considering all the praise he's getting for The Wrestler, I'd say that my faith in his take on Robocop is sky high. All it needs is Mr. Bixby saying that he'd buy that for a dollar, and I'll be there day one. :D
 
Micky Rourke would have won the Coppa Volpi (best actor) too, but for a stupid rule (actor prizes and movie prizes can't be for the same film) Wenders and his jury had to choose. During the Gold Lion award Wenders called on stage Rourke to take the prize along with Aronofsky because he deserved it.
 
Kikujiro said:
Micky Rourke would have won the Coppa Volpi (best actor) too, but for a stupid rule (actor prizes and movie prizes can't be for the same film) Wenders and his jury had to choose. During the Gold Lion award Wenders called on stage Rourke to take the prize along with Aronofsky because he deserved it.
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That is pretty awesome. Reading the Variety review made me cry a little. Most hyped film for this season.
 
FoneBone said:
Picked up by Fox Searchlight. It'll be getting at least a limited release by the end of the year, though it may not go wide(r) until January.
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I wonder what other bidsthe other studios made to distro this. I sort of wanted someone like Focus to pick it up but maybe this means they already have a slate of "award winners" in their canon.
 
theBishop said:
Wow. Didn't expect that from Aronofsky. He deserves the redemption after The Fountain.
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Yeah, let's not even go there. Keep that out of this thread.




This looks excellent. I'm surprised he didn't use Lebatique for DP, I think this is his first film without him.
 
Trailer looks great, definitely feels like something Aronofsky hasn't done before.


Mason said:
This looks excellent. I'm surprised he didn't use Lebatique for DP, I think this is his first film without him.
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Just by looking at IMDB, I think Libatique is realllly busy now. I'm not sure his style would really be the best fit for The Wrestler anyways.
 
Just watched the trailer, looks as great as I'm hoping it will be.

Funny that Mickey directly mentions Guns N' Roses, he's one of their biggest fans apparently.

Looks like fantastic performances, direction, and story. I look forward to it.
 
I am just wondering if anyone knows. Does the film expose the business or do they make out all the matches are "shoots".

I was hoping it wasnt one of them films that tells us all what really happens backstage etc. I know some people would prefer this but I wouldnt.
 
The movie is alot less about wrestling that I thought it would be.

Which explains why I loved the movie, the rest of the audience however didn't when it ended. :lol

Nobody wanted to get up, I over heard about five or ten people saying "is it over?"


oh and marisa tomei, holy fucking shit that bitch is fucking hawt.
 
I really need to see this movie.

Im a grown up and i realyl like wrestling. So what?!
 
That trailer almost made me cry. This movie will kick ass. Oh and does anyone kind of see Bret Hart in Rourke's character?
 
JavyOO7 said:
This movie almost makes it seem is about Ric Flair...
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Indeed. Looking at the preview.. it looks like it evokes the same emotions most wrestling fans felt whenever they saw Ric wresting and when he retired. Pretty cool how they used real ROH rings etc.. and i think i saw a TNA guy there
 
Outcast2004 said:
More Jake Roberts than Ric Flair really.

Watch Beyond the Mat and you'll see the parallels.
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I still say mannerisms wise he seems Bret Hartish.
 
tHoMNZ said:
Indeed. Looking at the preview.. it looks like it evokes the same emotions most wrestling fans felt whenever they saw Ric wresting and when he retired. Pretty cool how they used real ROH rings etc.. and i think i saw a TNA guy there
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I admit that i almost cried, when HBK pinned Ric.
Awesome match ,it was the best match of the last Wrestlemania hands down.
 
I remember when i first heard about this and that Cage was meant to play the lead role i was thinking it was gonna be crap but after the actor change and all the glowing impressions i cant wait to see this film.

It will be good to see a wrestling film that is critically acclaimed and brings forth the amount of damage and wear these guys go through just to entertain the fans which im sure this will after reading an interview with rourke where he praised the hell out of wrestlers for the shit they go through.
 
While I do like Nicholas Cage I think this part would not have suited him or the movie well at all. I'm happy with the actor change.
 
JavyOO7 said:
While I do like Nicholas Cage I think this part would not have suited him or the movie well at all. I'm happy with the actor change.
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I think he would have been good in this role, coulda been like Leaving Las Vegas part II
 
I cannot wait for this. There are so many stories to be told from the world of wrestling. It was only a matter of time for something like this to come out.
 
Yeah, you guys should go ahead and read the the synopsis or summary, cause alot of your are gonna be very very disappointed.


Like very very very.
 
theBishop said:
Aronofsky definitely deserves a break, but I don't see how anyone could misunderstand The Fountain. Its lack of depth was its biggest downfall.
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Most people think that The Fountain about literal immortality, as if the two main characters started out as the Queen and the soldier and eventually lived to modern day.

And if your complaint is about "lack of depth," I don't see why you're saying he deserves a break, since The Wrestler is supposed to be a pretty simple story, well-told.
 
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