I see a little bit of the struggle that Darren Aronofsky probably had adapting his style to this story that mostly follows aging wrestler Randy "the Ram" Robinson and it was evident for me when it came to that tear-jerker scene when the Ram spills his guts to his daughter Stephanie. A scene that I think deserved a flow to have allowed it to build up to the moment. Mickey Rourke's performance was really powerful and even when you've seen the trailer and know exactly what he's going to say, there's a lot of sting in watching him say how broken he is and what he deserves. Exposing the real side of wrestiling though through the scripted acts and brotherhood was a good touch and Marisa Tomei's turn as an aging stripper shouldn't go unnoticed. While this film has a lot of traits to claim awards, I think it could have been better.
