Friday, January 30, 2009

20 Reasons Why You Should See The Wrestler Starring Mickey Rourke

  1. Mickey Rourke is in it.
  2. Amazing inspirational hair metal every time Mickey Rourke is in his pickup truck even in the plaintive moments.
  3. Wrestling fans. Freaks and creeps. All fat. Some midgets and wheelchair bound.
  4. Mickey Rourke is in it.
  5. There's a scene where Mickey Rourke goes shopping for op shop clothes for his daughter. Hilarious. Rocky Bulboa/Adrienne style hilarious.
  6. Blood. Plenty of blood.
  7. Mickey Rourke is in it.
  8. These days we don't get to see the American flag all that often. This film rectifies the problem.
  9. There's a scene where Mickey Rourke gets a haircut. Hilarious. Rocky Balboa/Vidal Sassoon style hilarious.
  10. Mickey Rourke is in it.
  11. Mickey Rourke's name-tag when working in the deli.
  12. Bruce Springsteen's beautiful ditty written just for the film during the closing credits.
  13. Mickey Rourke is in it.
  14. Mickey Rourke's body.
  15. Mickey Rourke's face.
  16. There's a scene where Mickey Rourke visits a solarium. Hilarious. Rocky Balboa/Peter Andre style hilarious.
  17. Mickey Rourke's slurred speech patterns.
  18. Mickey Rourke's dancing.
  19. Mickey Rourke's pervert opponent who doesn't like running all that much.
  20. Mickey Rourke is in it.

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