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We've now seen 4 of the movies nominated in the top Oscar categories, a coup in the Sloan household.
Most recently it was Slumdog and The Wrestler.
I guess I'm in the majority with Slumdog. A good watch, but I didn't find it amazing. Plus, the guy who played Maman looked too much like Michael Ian Black for me to take seriously.
I really like the Wrestler. I particularly liked that he was not portrayed as a complete asshole, or some incompetent jerkwad that couldn't handle a simple job. Just someone who though he was doing the right thing by committing to doing what he knows best, finding himself out of his element when that doesn't pay off for him. Rourke was very good, but not so amazing that I'd consider Penn's win an upset.
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