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Fri 01 Jan 2009Born again: the stars who came in from the cold
The Wrestleroffers us two distinct comebacks. After 15 years making bad films for Tony Scott and worse films for Derek P Nobody, Mickey Rourke delivers a performance that, unless a meteor strikes Hollywood, will secure the veteran an Oscar nomination.
Following the critical drubbing handed out to The Fountain, director Darren Aronofskyalso needed some love and now he has it in abundance. But who has had the most dramatic comeback in Hollywood?
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