The Wrestler and the Beast.

Great movie purely on acting alone. 

Story was weak, cliche and very predictable especially the cliff hanger ending. 

But still entertaining and a good watch all the way through.

Now everyone is saying that this is Mickey Rourke's comeback.

But I don't think it is, he's always been a good actor,

 even when he was fucked up. 

I've loved him in everything from, Pope of Greenwich Village 

to Angel Heart to Sin City and everything in between. 

There once was a time when Mickey's face got him work

for being good looking, now it's the exact opposite.

Take a look...

Big change in features, ya think?

And believe me, Mickey's face is all natural. 

It's not a rubber mask or CGI ugliness

and from what I hear the only make up 

they used on him was Acne medication.

I don't know which was more bloated, beaten and 

utterly grotesque to look at though,

Mickey Rourke's face...or Marisa Tomei's ass...

Her butt by the way is the beast I was refereeing to in the title. 

It had the same amount of screen time as the other stars

and also like the other stars 

you weren't sure if you should cry for it

or throw up for having seen it. 

At one point I made a note to myself that the direction is amazing.

The way he got Mickey to breath so loudly and heavily all the time

and make every movement look painful.

But then I realized I was wrong, 

Mickey wasn't acting old and hurt, 

Mickey is old and hurt.

And the heavy breathing wasn't just coming from

Mickey's black and worn out lungs.

The on-set microphones were also picking up sounds from the BEAST.