Broken Hallelujah

Mickey Rourke's soul is in Miami. It's his home. "l really do love Miami," said Rourke cradling Loki, an 11-year-old miniature whippet and Chihuahua mix, his constant companion over the last years. "Miami -- you can relax here."



After years of therapy, Rourke said he is close to banishing most of the negative forces that crippled his life and career.



Gone are the hoodlum friends, dysfunctional relationships and bad boy antics that made him a pariah in Hollywood.



And gone are the bad films that went straight to video. And next year, audiences will see Rourke in what he hopes will be his defining, breakthrough role.



He has the lead in Robert Rodriguez's Sin City, playing Marv, a moody, disfigured, persecuted, misunderstood thug who loses the love of his life.



I always have liked Mickey Rourke. I'd sure like to see him get a Travolta boost from this film.



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