re: Mickey Roarke in the Wrestler... Best acting performance of the last 20 yrs?

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It's hard to know how good someone can act if they are constantly doing bad comedies

Adam Sandler can perform better than what he puts forward

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Aronofsky made Leto look like a superstar decades before the guy won an Oscar. He made Hugh Jackman look like a real leading man in dramas well before he played in Les Miserables. He got Portman her first Oscar. He got Rourke and Tomei the nomination. The guy in Pi doesn't really even act anymore and he was electric. And he made Marlon Wayans look like he could be the next Poitier (though clearly he couldn't). The only movie he's done that hasn't teased out the talent of the actor was Noah. He has a knack for making actors look fantastic.