Sean Penn and Mickey Rourke have always been two of my favorite actors and watching the Oscars this year I hadn't seen either movie they were nominated for-- but I was drawn to Rourke as my sentimental favorite. I watched "Milk" a little while ago and as deserving of the Oscar as Penn was for his flawless performance as Harvey Milk...
I finally saw "The Wrestler" yesterday and Rourke's performance was equally phenomenal. If I was a member of the Academy it would have been tough call but I think Mr. Rourke would have received my vote. Marisa Tomei was awesome in this as well...
...and the soundtrack made great use of eighties music...
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i have to admit i loved the soundtrack too!!!! i have not seen milk yet, but plan to. both those dudes are great. truly great actors. but mickey has changed a LOT and is sort of hard to look at now. oy. but still a great actor!
Kind of like Marlon Brando...hard to look at as they aged... but Rourke was buffed in Wrestler. His lips are too big...
I saw Milk and thought Sean Penn was amazing though the film was a little flat. Can't wait to see The Wrestler and have always loved Mickey (don't even get me started on BarFly) -- he was so hot and such a bad boy. You are right about the aging thing, sometimes painful to watch. I raise my glass to Mickey...
Mmmm, Barfly...
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