So I saw The Wrestler tonight. Was really looking forward to this one, as I'm a big Aronofsky fan, and just as big a Clint Mansell fan (the composer of all his soundtracks, the score of The Fountain was bloody brilliant).
My verdict on The Wrestler: it was pretty good, although I expected it to be quite different than it turned out to be. There wasn't nearly as much obsession in this film as in previous Aronofsky films, and obsession is more or less his trademark theme. After mathematics in Pi, drug addiction in Requiem, and coping with mortality in The Fountain, I was really expecting Aronofsky to explore sports obsession in The Wrestler, but in reality it was more about dealing with loneliness. Mickey Rourke did nail the role; I can't imagine Nicholas Cage (who was originally supposed to be the leading role) putting down the same level of performance.
Next Aronofsky project is The Fighter with Brad Pitt. Curious to see how different this will be from The Wrestler. And after that, it's the new RoboCop. I'm hoping for that one to focus on the moral implications of strictly following the law, which is a theme Aronofsky should definitely be up to.