Colin Farrell is fantastic as Oswald Cobblepot
With The Batman (2022), Colin Farrell has become a new incarnation of Oswald Cobblepot, a famous antagonist of the Batman universe and nicknamed The Penguin. If in Matt Reeves’ film the character is secondary, his introduction has allowed us to imagine a series, The Penguinairing on Max from September 20. Colin Farrell obviously reprises his role. Although it is difficult to recognize him behind the makeup and prosthetics, the actor has offered a noteworthy new interpretation with this character. Some have managed to find it tooplaying Tony Soprano with a very strong accent. For our part, we never tire of seeing him throw tantrums like this. The release of the series The Penguin it is therefore an opportunity to return to some of them his best roleswith more than one hair shock…
The New World (2006)
Colin Farrell had the opportunity to be directed by one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema: Terrence Malick. The New World tells the true story of Native Americans Pocahontas (Q’Orianka Kilcher) and his meeting with British navigator John Smithplayed on screen by Colin Farrell. Also appearing is Christian Bale, as settler John Rolfe, with whom Pocahontas lived after believing that John Smith was dead.
The feature film has however made script choices different from reality. But what emerges is a magnificent work by Terrence Malick with a sublime work on lighting (which we owe to the director of photography Emmanuel Lubezki). The director here deals with cultural differences, presenting the collision of two civilizations opposed in their beliefs and values. It is also an opposition between nature and a structured society always in search of progress. Certainly one of the best films in Colin Farrell’s filmography.
Miami Vice: Two Cops in Miami (2006)
The same year as The New World was going out Miami Viceadaptation of the series of the same name Michael Mann. Despite the mixed reception upon its release, the film remains a pure Mannian work. Colin Farrell plays Sonny Crockett, who must infiltrate a cartel with his teammate Ricardo Tubbs (Jamie Foxx). Behind his dark action-movie exterior, Miami Vice it is above all a film marked by its romanticism. An Impossible Love Story is thus told between Sonny and Isabella Montoya (Gong Li). From that moment on, despite Colin Farrell’s questionable haircut in the feature film, we remember above all this romantic-tragic relationship between two characters whose relationship could not last…
Good kisses from Bruges (2008)
Putting aside his good looks, Colin Farrell finds himself Good kisses from Bruges with the type of role that best suits him: that of a depressed person who thinks more about drinking a pint of beer in a pub than visiting Belgium. In the film he plays a hitman who, after a bad mission, is sent to Bruges to be forgotten for a while. Ken (Brendan Gleeson), another hitman, accompanies him to keep an eye on him.
Black comedy by Martin McDonagh, Good kisses from Bruges is perfectly interpreted by these two actors. The director manages to delicately shift the comic aspect of the film towards a deep drama the discomfort of a man consumed by guilt. And in this desperate role, Colin Farrell is absolutely extraordinary. He also won the Golden Globe for Best Actor for his performance.
The lobster (2015)
Still on the depressive side, The lobster (2015) is a good example of what Colin Farrell can offer and the pleasure some directors take in making him as unappealing as possible. Here he is with an employee’s looka bit pot-bellied and with a big mustache and glasses that we discover. Director Yórgos Lánthimos imagines a near future in which every single person is necessarily interned in a place and has 45 days to find their soul mate. If a person fails, after this time, they are transformed into the animal of their choice.
We follow David (Colin Farrell), who after 11 years of relationship sees his wife leave him, and then finds himself single. Watching the actor go in search of love in such a cold and absurd world is obviously funny. His performance also earned him a nomination at the British Independent Film Awards 2015 in the category Best Actor.
True Detective Season 2 (2015)
It’s not just in the cinema that Colin Farrell has made his mark, even if the second season True Detective was poorly received when it aired on HBO. The actor plays Inspector Ray Velcroa corrupt cop assigned to investigate the death of a man with a small team. All of them are faced with a troubled past or do not fully respect the law. They are therefore not heroes, but are complex characters who will have to face a more complicated issue than it seems. With this role, Colin Farrell recalls that of Miami Vice (the mustache and more)but it turns out to be much darker, more violent and incapable of self-control.
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
The band of Good kisses from Bruges It ended with the excellent The Banshees of Inisherina work even more focused on desperation and the breakdown of friendship. During the night, Colm Doherty (Brendan Gleeson) announces to his best friend, Pádraic Súilleabháin (Colin Farrell), his decision to cut ties with him. A radical decision that Pádraic, a fairly simple man, will not be able to understand. Furthermore, since they both live on a small Irish island, it is impossible for them not to cross paths.
Friendship, suicide, death or even the absurdity of existence are evoked by Martin McDonagh, who also offers Colin Farrell a deep and moving role. His awards at Venice Film Festival 2022 (Volpi Cup for the best male performance) and Golden Globes 2023 (Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy) were more than deserved.
Source: Cine Serie
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