You remember that surly Irish lad named Colin Farrell who drank and smoked like he had a death wish and practically owned his own profanity bleep machine? I believe the last time anyone praised Farrell as an actor--and not as a persistent St. Patrick's Day cliche--was when he did Minority Report and Phone Booth in 2002. In just 5 years, his career went down the crapper. First, he played that foolish incarnation of Bullseye in Daredevil, then he performed in that stinker Alexander, and ultimately topped it all off by going down in flames in the over-hyped Miami Vice. So naturally, he would have to do a film that would remodel his acting career. That's right, Farrell's going to try to be funny.
Granted his first film after Miami Vice will be the thriller Cassandra's Dream, directed by Woody Allen. But the turning point in his career, I predict, will be when critics and indie lovers check out the UK produced film In Bruges. It's about two hitmen (Farrell and Brendan Gleeson from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix) who have to lay low in a crappy town filled with quirky locals after they botch a job. Their boss (Ralph Fiennes) angrily joins them after they ignore his orders to stay in the hotel room for two weeks straight. Clearly, because they're out of their element and in one so unnerving, mayhem and slapstick ensues. Honestly, I've never been so amused by Farrell in all of his career (except maybe when I saw that bullseye on his forehead). The film has a Snatch vibe which has me sold on it already. Check out the trailer so you can catch it when it comes out February 8th:
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