Film Talk: The Wrestler

Caught The Wrestler tonight, a film that has been dubbed "the resurrection of Mickey Rourke." The film is the story of Randy "the Ram" - a former professional wrestler - whose glory days in the ring are behind him.

It's a touching, sincere, film and one that we ended up liking much more than we had originally anticipated. Nominated for two Academy Awards this year - best actor (Rourke) and best supporting actress (Marisa Tomei) it has already received attention with a wide variety of awards including a Golden Globe for Rourke and another Globe for best song. (Why Springsteen's song wasn't nominated by the Academy as well for best song is anyone's guess.)

The Pink Mixer is throwing out a prediction that this year the best actor category will come down to two men: Mickey Rourke and Sean Penn (Milk). While Penn is still a strong contender, we have to say that after viewing the film tonight in a cold, old movie house in Harvard Square, we wouldn't be terrible surprised if Rourke walks away with that little golden statue on Oscar night.