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The Wrestler (2008) - 4.5/5
This is the kind of movie you could just keep on watching forever. The story- or, more appropriately, the experience- is so naturalistic in form and genuine in heart that there seems to be no barrier between this man, his demons, his passion and us. Indeed this is Mickey Rourke as he should have always been, and it's just as exhilerating to watch him ressurect his career as it is to watch Randy step into the ring. Arnofsky is invasive but not rough in his documentary-style look into this life, and there is something within the wrestler himself which always makes us feel like we should be there right beside him, through the rough times and the beautiful ones.
I saw Revolutionary Road again to make sure I wasn't crazy. Turns out I'm not. Still the best movie of 2008.
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