the wrestler

dear project leader:

this alien finally, finally saw the wrestler, starring mickey rourke (thank you, HBO lords). aged pro wrestling star tries to keep on keepin on, both in his professional,and his personal life. the character was so engrossing, that this alien couldn't help but cheer on the guy...much like wrestling fans themselves, watching their favorite player make a comeback in the ring, perhaps.

and "everybody likes a second act", as the humans say.

when the wrestler's life was good, this alien was happy and relieved for him; when things went bad, this alien really felt badly for the guy. that's an engaging character. fortunately, there were enough good times to make the overall bearable.

what wasn't bearable, at times, was the physical brutality. (deli slicers? aaaagh, avert one's eyes! ALL one's eyes!)

cassidy, the dancer friend played by marisa tomei, merits a mention, too. this alien is very off-and-on with tomei in general, but she worked well in this part.

this alien cannot account for having waited so long to see this movie, but he is mightly glad he finally did.