Mickey Rourke's best role ever

Rating: 10/10 (25 May 2009)

Mickey Rourke appeared in some notable movies in the 1980s, became a professional boxer in the 1990s, and returned to movies in the 2000s (unrecognizable but great in "Sin City"). Now, he gets what has to be his best role ever: a washed-up wrestler. As Randy "The Ram" Robinson, Rourke shows one of the grimmest worlds that I've ever seen. One can see the similarity between Randy's life and Cassidy's (Marisa Tomei): they spend their existences in these worlds widely viewed as low and dirty, but they have to do whatever possible to make their way through life.
Some of the wrestling scenes made me feel as if I was in the ring getting pounded. Darren Aronofsky has created another impressive piece of work with "The Wrestler". They could not have made it better. This constitutes a major achievement for all involved, and I eagerly await their next movie.