THE WRESTLER is a low budget wrestling drama which is nowhere near the quality of the recent Mickey Rourke-starrer. In it, a wrestling promoter becomes drawn into the world of the mob and must fight to protect his principles. It's a cheaply-shot, slow-moving film, lacking any interesting characters or acting, and dragged out to the nth degree. As expected, much of it is padded with ringside footage but the static camera-work really hurts it. Wrestling fans will doubtlessly enjoy it thanks to the appearance of many real-life figures from the world of wrestling.
Review of The Wrestler
The Wrestler
(1974)
Low rent wrestling drama - don't confuse it with the Rourke movie
5 July 2017
Warning: Spoilers