Starting today and running every day this week, we'll have our pitches for our favorite Farrell performances. Arrogance. As Mack has already pointed out, the bawdy Irish bloke we call Colin Farrell positively brims with charisma. Farrell’s best roles manage to tap directly into the actor’s blistering self-confidence, striking a delicate balance between rehearsed performance and the actor’s innate cockiness. Fright Night is one of those examples, but the best case of an unhinged, unfiltered, conceited id that is Colin Farrell has to be his gonzo turn as Bullseye in Mark Steven Johnson’s Daredevil.
Brilliant! Farrell’s near-orgasmic shudder right before administering the kill shot is a subtle touch by the young actor, reminding us how calculated this villainous turn actually is.
The move is mirrored in Bullseye’s first confrontation with Daredevil, where Farrell balances on a motorcycle (!!) as he attacks Jennifer Garner’s Elektra. Any time he's coupled with Ben Affleck’s blind, bland Man Without Fear, Farrell only looks that much more electric.
Farrell has other great performances behind him, but with Bullseye, he owns every single scene he occupies, and the inadequate
Daredevil gets infinitely better each time Farrell graces the screen. The man demands a prequel. Which movie contains Colin Farrell's best performance?
Thanks to popular shows and movies, vampires have been reduced to whiny teen heartthrobs full of angst and sexual overtones. Thankfully, Colin Farrell is bringing vampires back to their fearsome blood-lusting roots in his new film
Fright Night, opening August 19th
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Farrell, a native of Dublin and frequent contender in “sexiest man” magazine lists, has a background of playing some pretty badass characters. Mr. Farrell has also graced the silver screen as Sonny Crockett, the smooth talkin’ police officer in the film adaptation of Miami Vice.
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Farrell also played the devious villain to Ben Affleck’s righteous super hero in
Daredevil.
Along with Jude Law and Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell stepped into Ledger’s role to complete the movie. This summer, not only can you see Farrell terrorize some attractive suburbanites in Fright Night, but also in the hit comedyHorrible Bosses
Whatever role Farrell finds himself in, he never disappoints. For that, and for his attempt to revive the blood-lusting terrifying vampires, we salute you Collin Farrell, with a rowdy “You the Man”.
Film's Hottest Vampires In this week's Fright Night, Colin Farrell stars as a charismatic vampire who is popular with the ladies.