This is an example of how good film can be.
A central performance from Mickey Rourke that has to be seen to be believed, support from Marisa Tomei that is a career best for her, a story that grabs you, holds you and never lets you go, a screenplay that is full of moments...perfect.
At times this is bleak, bloody and brutal but it never leaves you out on the floor of the ring...it constantly picks you back up, dusts you down and readies you for what comes next. Emotional punches and physical head knocks come reigning down on "The Ram" (Rourke) but he just keeps on keeping on.
Aronofsky has given us arthouse gems like "Pi" and "Requiem for a Dream" but with this he proves himself more than capable of delivering a mainstream hit that doesn't sell out his artistic sensibilities. The performances he drags from Rourke and Tomei are stunning and if this is a hint at what he can deliver with a bigger budget then we should all be very excited about whatever comes next.
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