Directed by: Darren Aronofsky Writern by: Robert D. Siegel Starring: Mickey Rourke, Ernest Miller, Marisa Tomei Distributor: Fox Searchlight Pictures Release Date: Jan 2009 On DVD: Spring 2009 Genre: Drama Runime: 109 min. With his hearing aid and graying hair, pro wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson may be past his prime, but Mickey Rourke has never been better than he is in the title role of Darren Aronofsky's seriocomic, existentialist wrestling drama. When a brush with mortality relegates him to working a supermarket deli counter, The Ram tries to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter (Evan Rachel Wood) and settle down with his on-again, off-again stripper girlfriend (an excellent Marisa Tomei). But like any old vaudevillian, he pines for the roar of the crowd, especially when the prospect of a high-profile rematch with an old nemesis presents itself. Owing more to John Osborne's The Entertainer than to pugilistic hallmarks like Raging Bull and Fat City, this is a poignant, thoroughly unexpected and occasionally ultra-violent movie about performance, self-worth and the satisfying thwack of a folding chair to the back. A Fox Searchlight release. |
Winner of the the "Golden Lion" award at the Venice Film Festival Played at: Venice Film festival, Friday September 5th Toronto Film Festival, Sunday September 7th New York Film Festival, Sun Oct 12thDarren Aronofsky |
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