Jackman's character had the farthest fall of all of them. The crucial point for him, to me, was when he blurted out that he didn't care about his wife. It wasn't even the revenge of a heart broken man (which I could understand), but the desperation to win. To beat his opponent. the fact of the matter is, if you aren't in the mood for a tragedy, or go in expecting something else, such a movie will be a disappointment. There are some movies, books, etc. that are perfectly wonderful things but they hit me wrong, bring up bad memories or leave me feeling dirty (like this one did to you) that I just can't enjoy. Nothing wrong with that.