Colin Farrell
Before I go see Miami Vice this afternoon, I thought I would do a post on some of his past film. The first film I ever saw him in was American Outlaws where he played Jesse James. I think that it was a great film and it always makes for a very fun watch. He had great charisma on screen. I then saw the film he made before this one, Tigerland. Probably the best film he has done so far in his career. Now that he has become a big star more people have heard about it, but if you haven't I consider it a must see. Then he was in a string of really good films. After liking him in so many films he became one of my favorite actors in recent times.
Here is a little trivia that I'd like to mention. Most people promote the fact that Daredevil is the first film that his uses his Irish accent but this is not true. Before he made Tigerland he was in a heist film called Ordinary Decent Criminal with Kevin Spacey so this was in fact the first film his real accent is used. Unless he used his accent in his very first film The War Zone but I've never seen it so I'm not sure but it was an American film. The film wasn't released in the States until in came in DVD in 2003. Of course by then his career had started to take off thus they promoted the film as if he is a main character. Don't let the box fool you. He's not in the film a lot but it's also not like he plays some minute role in the background. This is a another very good film if you haven't seen it. It may be a bit of a hard find b/c I think Blockbusters were the only rental places that ever carried them. I remember that I had to buy my copy out of town. Here is a link to where you can see the trailer.
Another one of his films that you may never have heard of that is also really good is Intermission. This is another one of his films where he uses his real accent. He costars with fellow Irish actor Cillian Murphy. I can't really describe the film in a sentence but it is a love story mixed with elements of crime. Check out the trailer here. He also contributes a song to the films soundtrack. He does a cover of The Clash's I Fought the Law.
Of course his streak of good films couldn't last and it all started to turn with the film A Home at the End of the World. It is a love triangle story and he plays a bi-sexual. The film originally had a full front nudity scene of him but they cut it out for the release. As far as I know the scene is part of the deleted scenes on the DVD for the ladies that are interested but I'm not positive. Then came the boring film Alexander. I watched the directors new cut that was suppose to be less boring but it wasn't. I guess I liked it a little bit b/c that still didn't stop me from adding it to my collection. Then there was The New World. I was really hoping for something good. I thought the trailers made the film look really entertaining but if your familiar with the director Terrence Malick's film The Thin Red Line then you may know hope long and boring he can make a film. His next film Ask the Dust just came out on DVD but I haven't seen it yet. Doesn't sound all that interesting but you never know. He has only be in 3 films so far that weren't that great so it is possible this one is rare gem like Intermission or Ordinary Decent Criminal.
Now it's time to go see Miami Vice, hopefully it will be another one of his films that I will enjoy.
Before I go see Miami Vice this afternoon, I thought I would do a post on some of his past film. The first film I ever saw him in was American Outlaws where he played Jesse James. I think that it was a great film and it always makes for a very fun watch. He had great charisma on screen. I then saw the film he made before this one, Tigerland. Probably the best film he has done so far in his career. Now that he has become a big star more people have heard about it, but if you haven't I consider it a must see. Then he was in a string of really good films. After liking him in so many films he became one of my favorite actors in recent times.
Here is a little trivia that I'd like to mention. Most people promote the fact that Daredevil is the first film that his uses his Irish accent but this is not true. Before he made Tigerland he was in a heist film called Ordinary Decent Criminal with Kevin Spacey so this was in fact the first film his real accent is used. Unless he used his accent in his very first film The War Zone but I've never seen it so I'm not sure but it was an American film. The film wasn't released in the States until in came in DVD in 2003. Of course by then his career had started to take off thus they promoted the film as if he is a main character. Don't let the box fool you. He's not in the film a lot but it's also not like he plays some minute role in the background. This is a another very good film if you haven't seen it. It may be a bit of a hard find b/c I think Blockbusters were the only rental places that ever carried them. I remember that I had to buy my copy out of town. Here is a link to where you can see the trailer.
Another one of his films that you may never have heard of that is also really good is Intermission. This is another one of his films where he uses his real accent. He costars with fellow Irish actor Cillian Murphy. I can't really describe the film in a sentence but it is a love story mixed with elements of crime. Check out the trailer here. He also contributes a song to the films soundtrack. He does a cover of The Clash's I Fought the Law.
Of course his streak of good films couldn't last and it all started to turn with the film A Home at the End of the World. It is a love triangle story and he plays a bi-sexual. The film originally had a full front nudity scene of him but they cut it out for the release. As far as I know the scene is part of the deleted scenes on the DVD for the ladies that are interested but I'm not positive. Then came the boring film Alexander. I watched the directors new cut that was suppose to be less boring but it wasn't. I guess I liked it a little bit b/c that still didn't stop me from adding it to my collection. Then there was The New World. I was really hoping for something good. I thought the trailers made the film look really entertaining but if your familiar with the director Terrence Malick's film The Thin Red Line then you may know hope long and boring he can make a film. His next film Ask the Dust just came out on DVD but I haven't seen it yet. Doesn't sound all that interesting but you never know. He has only be in 3 films so far that weren't that great so it is possible this one is rare gem like Intermission or Ordinary Decent Criminal.
Now it's time to go see Miami Vice, hopefully it will be another one of his films that I will enjoy.
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