I think The Wrestler can make just about anyone feel better about their lives, with the exception, perhaps, of his fellow washed-up wrestlers. I really have mixed feelings about this one. A wasted life always makes me like that. I am not sure about the quality of the image and sound either.
And what about the cast and crew thanking Axl Rose for donating the right to use Sweet Child o' Mine?! I love GNR, both Use Your Illusion albums still stand rock solid, but frankly, Axl cannot be a bigger has-been. Just like Mickey Rourke. God! I am puzzled by the fact how we all start with virtually the same chances in life, and still a lot manage to mess up royally. When we are kids, we all look bright and bubbly and promise to be great, and something happens on the way to greatness and many are detoured. I find it even more heart-breaking when grown-ups manage to have it all and lose just because they can.
From this year's Oscar competitors, Frost/Nixon still remains the best in my book. Still have to see Slumdog, but I doubt it's that good, it won an Oscar after all, didn't it?
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