Mickey Rourke Wrestles For Oscar!

Mickey Rourke wearing tights in a wrestling match sounds like the punchline of a joke, but the journeyman actor performance in "The Wrestler" is anything but, in fact, Mondo predicts the Mickster is going to walk off with the Best Actor prize on Oscar night.

Rourke's performance as a wrestler whose glory days are long since gone is a riveting, emotional tour de force journey along the boulevard of broken dreams. Mickey Rourke proves once again that he is the real deal! Welcome back, Mick, we missed you.