When Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson played hit men in the 2008 black comedy “In Bruges,” it was an inspired pairing, letting both actors shine in ways they hadn’t before. Farrell’s good looks had won him the lead in “Tigerland” over 20 years ago, but directors shied away from exploring his talents as a character actor. Gleeson had won an Emmy for playing Winston Churchill in an HBO movie, “Into the Storm,” and was nominated as Best Actor by the New York Film Critics Circle in 1998 for playing Irish folk hero Martin Cahill in “The General,” but the big buzzy movie part eluded him. Together “In Bruges,” they were hilarious and the Hollywood Foreign Press nominated both Farrell and Gleeson for Golden Globe awards in 2009; Farrell won as Best Actor in a Comedy.
Nearly 15 years later, Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson are reunited in sublime form in Martin McDonagh’s...
Nearly 15 years later, Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson are reunited in sublime form in Martin McDonagh’s...
- 10/27/2022
- by Robert Rorke
- Gold Derby
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