Originally posted by BruceSkywalker
not sure about this..best thing may be the gratuitous nudity from marisa tomei
I find that woman gorgeous.
Originally posted by PWBTS
"Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei have been nominated for Golden Globes for their performances in the upcoming film "The Wrestler". Rourke got the nod for the Best Performance by an actor in a motion picture drama, while Tomei got the nod for best performance by an actress in a supporting role"
This movie was AMAZING! Rourke will win best actor this year, no doubt. He gave one hell of a performance. I heard people talking of his great acting in thsi film and thought they were referring to his physical acting in doing the moves and stuff, but he was very subtle and did most of his acting with his eyes. Aronofsky did great, he took a more subdued approach thankfully and just told the story without much style or flare like he's known for and the movie was all the better for it.
Watched this yesterday morning. Good story, good pacing and Micky did a fine job playing a washout, definitely worth a watch.
My favorite movie of his is still Bar fly, if you haven't seen that, do watch it. Top notch performance there.
I just saw this today. Wasn't expect to love it but man it was absolutely stunning. One of the most effective movies I've seen about the human condition in a while and I can't believe they could tell such a compelling story revolving around a wrestler but it was great. Rourke is definitely a fave for lead actor at the Oscars IMO