SFBG Review 22.01.08
Source: SFBG Arts & Culture Blog
In Bruges - directed by Martin McDonagh (UK)
Colin Farrell is the most underrated, overhated actor of the the past few years. His range was genuinely stunning in Sundance's opening night film. This purposefully offensive comedy follows two hired guns (Farrell and Brenden Gleeson) as they are sent to do an unknown job by their boss (Ralph Fiennes) in the yuppie little town of Bruges (in Belgium). Written and directed by Irish playwright Martin McDonagh, the film has a David Mamet sense of misanthropic morality that is quite rewarding for those with a similar anger towards the world. Farrell has the perfect delivery for this sensibility -- watch In Bruges and his pitch-perfect performance in Woody Allen's misunderstood masterpiece Cassandra's Dream, and you too will become a believer.
I am happy with a passion to see Colin's acting finally being praised as it should be. I know this blog isn't about my opinion :-P But I just wanted to say that I agree; Colin Farrell just might be the most underrated actor of the past few years. He is immensely talented, has fantastic comic timing (watch Intermission if you're curious), is extremely professional and dedicated and puts himself out there dispite the fact that critics were in a hating-game against him for so long. Let's give him lots of credit. He's earned it.
