"the ring and a world of joy and pain in it"

Rating: 7/10 (11 January 2009)

the pain and pride of a wrestling legend. A legend in the making, 20 years down the line is still a legend, but the tittle and glory come with a heavy price to pay, aging. the legend, randy "the ram" robinson was a fan favourite. 20 years and the man is still sacrificing to entertain.soon the doctors make him realize that physically,he ain't the same randy "the ram' he used to be, which is a diversion to the life outside the ring. the diversions include a 9-5, a girlfriend and even a daughter he'd almost forgotten about. but will he fit in on the outside world because wrestling is all that the man knows.
the movie sometimes falls short of completion, when it almost has you weeping about the ram's agony and pain, but most of the time fails to suck you into his shoes.it can sometimes seem to concentrate a little more on the supporting characters than the lead itself, thereby, failing to draw more attention towards the lead-role. on the whole,with some well rendered wrestling bouts, excellent acting from mickey rourke(randy ""the ram"), the movie turns out to be a good watch. i'll certainly recommend this tittle.