While I shan't be waxing enthusiastic about the gore, I will give credit where credit is due: the direction is surprisingly solid, the performances are professional, and the cinematography is superb. The "Mexican ghost town" in which this one takes place is a no-budget filmmaker's dream come true. The only real problems I had with WRESTLEMANIAC were the gore (gratuitous) and the storyline (lame). The idea of a monstrous, lobotomized professional wrestler on a rampage is classic stuff (I'm a die-hard fan of El Santo)- but watching him terrorize (and tear apart) a group of wannabe pornformers leaves a lot to be desired. How might the filmmakers have saved this one? By simply having someone else play the monster and letting the late Rey Misterio play the hero who saves everyone in the end. Let's hope they take that tack the next time around.
Review of Wrestlemaniac
