Belated Reviews: Defiance, The Wrestler and Nothing But the Truth
Film: Defiance Synopsis: Based on a true story of three Jewish brothers who find themselves concealing 100+ Jews in the woods of Belarus during WWII, while butting heads with each other as to whether they should fight or survive. My review: It was a bit too commercial for my taste, though the director (Edward Zwick) had said he did that to lure people who might not know Daniel Craig as anyone other than James Bond. He thought it would be a good way to send a message to the audience about these people. In the end it only made me like the film less. Pass on it. -------------------------------------------- Film: The Wrestler Starring: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood Synopsis: It's about an aging wrestler (Mickey Rourke), who has a heart attack and has to come to terms with the fact that he will have to retire from wrestling or die. The struggle for him is that he has no idea what to do with his life, as wrestling is all he knows. My review:...