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I already saw this movie but since it was a while back and since I had this movie on DVD, I was quite eager to check it out again. Well, after the already fascinating ‘Requiem for Dream’ and ‘The Fountain’, Darren Aronofsky came up once again with another really strong feature. What was so impressive about this movie was that they managed to tell such an intense and heartbreaking story about such a tedious sport like wrestling. Indeed, I had never cared for this ‘sport’ but the story of Randy ‘The Ram’ Robinson was just so fascinating to behold nonetheless. It was above all thanks to a really impressive performance by Mickey Rourke making his come-back in the process. In fact, pretty much like ‘Rocky’, there was some obvious similarities between Rourke’s own life and Randy’s torturous path which made the whole thing even more heartbreaking to see. However, the funny thing is that, during the last 10 years, Rourke spent much of his time making again some rather forgettable movies. Coming back to our main feature, of course, we should also give some credit to Aronofsky who displayed once again his versatility and the fact that it is definitely one of the best directors at work nowadays. To conclude, I really loved the damned thing and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Darren Aronofsky’s work.
8/10
