Many actors have the ability to play
wide variety of characters very well, Meryl Streep certainly springs
to mind. Other actors struggle to play roles outside of their comfort
zone, yet are cast in a buch of roles because of a mass appeal that
is usually attributed to their good looks. Colin Farrrell is this
type of an actor. His performances in movies like Miami Vice and
SWAT are stiff and
uninteresting, yet he keep getting roles in those types of movies
because he is so very handsome, the remake of Total Recall
being his most recent flop.
However, when he is allowed to relax and be his Irish self and not
isn't forced to mask his thick brogue, he is a real treat to watch on
screen. This is the case with the delightful action/dark comedy In
Bruges.
