The Wrestler

The Wrestler (2008) starring Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood. Over-the-hill professional wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Rourke) suffers a heart attack, and decides to try and deal with the mess he has made of his life. He tries starting a relationship with a stripper he knows (Tomei) and he tries to patch up his relationship with his daughter (Wood). He retires from wrestling and takes an extra shift in the deli section of the grocery store where he works. But nothing seems to go right. Rourke is pretty great in this role, and he and Tomei were both nominated for Academy Awards. Sadly, though, this movie just didn't grab me like it did the first time I saw it. It was good but not great. (Closed captions are available.) Grade: B+