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Mickey Rourke
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Once Upon A Time In Mexico
Gunfire and violence alone don’t equate to a good story - it’s not funny, it’s not clever, it’s not sexy, and it’s not remotely interesting. It is one thing though – complete rubbish.
Spun
'Spun' is a frenetically paced trip taken by people going nowhere fast, caught on a web of their own spinning. More subtle, but no less devastating, than 'Requiem for a Dream' in its depiction of pharmaceutical crash-and-burn, it lets the characters' tragic trajectories speak for themselves instead of preaching an anti-drug gospel from some elevated pulpit. A sleazily compelling insider's view into the nihilistic, self-deluding world of crystal meths.
Animal Factory
Professionally-made, but unremarkable.
Buffalo '66
Worth seeing, if only because it’s one of the few films to spend much of its time focussing on the fact that people do, in fact, sometimes need to use the bathroom.
Masked and Anonymous
Thank you for the music, Mr Dylan – you should definitely stick to what you know.
Man on Fire
A beautiful-looking, well-acted revenge movie, but too big and dumb-assed to be so serious.
Sin City
It’s packed to the gunnels with sex and violence but, after all the hype, inflicting this level of disappointment upon us is the biggest sin of all.
The Wrestler
A close-up dive into one section of one man’s life that shows just what’s possible, movie-wise, when the right actor and the right director are in it for the love of the film.
News Items For Mickey Rourke
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Saturday's Scottish football as it happened
Ten-man Hearts see off Aberdeen and there are wins for Dundee United and Motherwel in an action-packed day of Scottish Premier League football.
Bafta wins for Mulligan and Firth
Britons Carey Mulligan and Colin Firth win the top acting Baftas at the Royal Opera House, with The Hurt Locker named best film.
Stallone injured in fight scenes
Actor Sylvester Stallone reveals how he broke his neck while shooting fight scenes for his new movie The Expendables.
Familiar faces to return in 2010
Old favourites get a new look in 2010 with a raft of blockbuster releases featuring tried and tested characters.
BBC News for Mickey Rourke
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