# "The Wrestler" - Aronofsky/ Rourke \[Open Spoilers\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 17, 2008, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wrestler-aronofsky-rourke-open-spoilers/468422 "2008-10-17T18:54:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2009, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wrestler-aronofsky-rourke-open-spoilers/468422/41 "2009-12-25T22:39:13Z")
This movie is my favorite of last year, if not of all time. Brilliant performances. ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2009, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wrestler-aronofsky-rourke-open-spoilers/468422/42 "2009-12-25T23:09:36Z")
> [@Red\_Barchetta](#): > > This movie is my favorite of last year, if not of all time. Brilliant performances. I cant say the movie was an all time favorite, though it is very strong, and Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei are both absolutely dead-on in their roles. What makes it even more remarkable (to me) is both played characters who were impossible for me to root for or identify with, and I actually had a lot of distaste for both of them; much like “Sideways” it was a very good movie, each with no truly sympathetic characters to connect with. ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2009, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wrestler-aronofsky-rourke-open-spoilers/468422/43 "2009-12-25T23:45:24Z")
Also good? Night of the Living Dead. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wrestler-aronofsky-rourke-open-spoilers/468422.md?page=2)