Holy Ram

Rating: 10/10 (16 February 2009)

This film is something different for an audience. It is about a man who's like pretty much sucks, and he is trying to live through it. What I found interesting was the more i found how depressing and horrible Randy's life turned out to be, the more interested i became in the story. I have to admit that Mickey Rourke can act really well when portraying a character who's life sucks. Next lets talk about the directing of the film. I think that Requiem for a Dream is one of the most important pictures of all time, and I feel that Darren Aronofsky is a true visionary. The directing for this film is perfect for the type of film. Instead of a more traditional type of camera work he chose a more of a documentary approach which makes the characters and events seem more real. I am not sure at this time if this movie is better than Requiem for a Dream, but it has been sticking in my mind for the last few days. The only other movie that I felt like this towards is when I first saw There Will be Blood (incidentally they are both in the running for best actor of the year). I am glad that I was able to see it around my town because it is at a very limited release even though Rourke won a golden globe for it. I know this right now that this movie is going down as one of my favorite films of all time. I recommend this to anyone to enjoy at their own leaser.