First look at Mickey Rourke in Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler"

Both the film and Rourke have been getting some strong praise in Venice, and Rourke is looking more and more like a serious contender for Best Actor. If there's two people in smaller film's that have gotten huge awards buzz boosts from Venice, it's easily Rourke and Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married). While Aronofsky is always an interesting director, the only thing that worries me is the subject matter; modern day wrestling, Mr. Aronofsky....really...do art house movie goers really seem like the type of people who waste their time with that WWE crap? I don't think so. Anyway, here's two videos featuring Rourke, who does seem pretty impressive.