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take it easy -- i thought Penn was amazing. i haven't seen The Wrestler.
i do think that Prop 8 guilt overwhelmed Rourke's comback story.
you know as well as i do that it's not the performance, but it's how the academy wants to present itself and award itself, that gets the win.
prop 8 or not
Penn did the best
and I would venture to say most of the academy voters did not support prop 8
I have seen all of the films
and I am a Mickey Rourke fan from the start
I know what a terrific actor he was in the 80s.
I also remember seeing him in the clubs in the late 80s and 90s (in L A and hollywood)
I saw first hand his down hill, self destructive ways and heard stories too.
I am happy that he has cleaned up a bit, and is doing better work
but both Penn and Langella did much more outstanding acting work.