| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
A- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"It stares with compassion at the man pinned on the mat and wonders how he'll ever get out of this one." more... |
A |
E! Online
Luke Y. Thompson |
"At last, a movie about the way pro wrestling really works." more... |
A |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"It's the rare movie fairy tale that's also a bravura work of art." more... |
A |
filmcritic.com
Chris Cabin |
"...a rare form of critical Americana." more... |
A- |
Hollywood Reporter
Stephen Farber |
"...Mickey Rourke delivers a tour de force performance." more... |
B |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"...creates a world that might make you feel utterly at home or exhilarated by strange horrors. Maybe both." more... |
A- |
New York Times
A. O. Scott |
"...a convincing show of brute realism." more... |
B+ |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...meticulous..." more... |
A- |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"Rourke gets everything right..." more... |
A- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...one of the all-time exalted examples of an actor meeting a character and of each redeeming the other." more... |
A |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...Rourke's performance as the has-been title character is golden." more... |
B+ |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"Rourke gives the performance of his life." more... |
B |
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