Rourke was quite good in The Wrestler, but I couldn't help the feeling that he was basically playing himself, and that much of the accolades were for his attempt to reboot his acting career. But said acting career was done in by self-sabotage, and his 'comeback' shouldn't be placed on a higher pedestal than other performances by actors who took better care of themselves.

I feel the same way about Health Ledger. His work as The Joker was phenomenal and would have likely gotten acclaim regardless, but much of the critical buzz revolved around him inexplicably dying before the release. I'd feel better championing the same performance given by a man who wasn't so irresponsible as to accidentally (?) kill himself, leaving his daughter without a father and completely wrecking Michelle Williams' life by turning her into an unwilling paparazzi magnet.

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