Mickey Rourke

Man, Mickey Rourke’s a good actor. He gives crazy solid performances in pretty much everything he’s in. Unfortunately, his turn as Whiplash in Iron Man 2 is the exception to that rule.
Look, Iron Man 2 isn’t a great movie. It’s a fine movie at best, and a mediocre movie at worst. And Rourke has nothing to do in it. He barely appears and he’s overshadowed at every turn by Sam Rockwell’s performance as Justin Hammer. Seriously, close your eyes and try to remember the climax of that movie. It’s difficult. And not just because I haven’t seen it in seven years. It’s a very forgettable movie.

But you know what isn’t? Sin City. Sin City is awesome. The first one. And Marv is a big part of what’s so great about it. Rourke’s plot line, adapted from the first ever Sin City volume, The Hard Goodbye, follows the story of Marv, a big dumb lug who gets in over his head and has to punch his way out of it.

Great performance. Great movie.