When wrestling was televised in the UK in the '70s and '80s it was almost entirely men over 50, looking like they'd stumbled out of a pub in a leotard to have a pretend fight, so Rourke's character probably would've been entering his prime by British standards.
As good as the film was, it's basically a story of loss and regret, I was a bit distracted by the 'Look at me act! I feel this pain!' performances, Rourke being the exception, his was compelling and believable.
I wonder how Rourke, who was big in the '80s before fucking up all his credibility, getting his faced pummelled and reconstructed into into a Dali-like version of its former shape, loosing all his money and being exiled from 'the biz', found inspiration?
5/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1125849/
Perkin.
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