Here’s an interesting factoid Neuraxis fans might now know: vocalist Alex LeBlanc has actually worked a few matches as a pro wrestler on the Canadian indie circuit! So we asked him to review Darren Aronofsky’s new, Oscar nominated film, The Wrestler. Here are Alex’s thoughts on the film and its portrayl of pro-wrestling. Enjoy!

Being into wrestling for eight years now, I went to see The Wrestler with an opened mind. I knew it was going to be good since I’m a fan of Mickey Rourke and [director] Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream. The thing I was particulary interested in is the portrayal of the wrestling world. Let me tell you: it is so accurate.

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Last month I told you about the excellent new film, The Wrestler. The full trailer has been released now and features the scene in which the characters played by Mickey Rourke and Marissa Tomei bemoan the loss of hair metal to grunge. At the screening I attended, this scene got a HUGE laugh – pretty odd, considering if anyone in the crowd was a Ratt fan, they didn’t look it.

Anyways, check out the trailer below. Mickey Rourke is thanked in the liner notes of Chinese Democracy and apparently talked Axl Rose into letting the filmmakers use the song “Sweet Child O’ Mine” for free, so I reckon this little moment of Cobain bashing holds a special place in Rourke’s heart.

The Wrestler opens December 17. See it, if it’s not too artsy for you.

-AR