F Scott Fitzgerald famously declared that there are no second acts in American lives.
To disprove him, singer Mariah Carey, whose 2001 movie star vehicle
Glitter
was savaged by critics, has rebounded with her (non-singing) portrayal of a welfare counsellor in
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Push
, which took the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance last weekend.
Reviews have described Carey’s performance as “credible”, “disarming”, “pitch perfect” and “surprisingly authentic”.
