Editor's note: In today's increasingly diverse audience tastes, judging the quality of a movie is not only based on its box office, but also in terms of word of mouth. Those films with bad reputations are not much better at the box office. In Hollywood, there are two kinds of strange circle phenomenon that is more common, that is, good movies ruined by actors and good actors ruined by bad movies. Sophia Coppola in Godfather 3 belongs to the former, and Colin Farrell belongs to the latter. The vision of the film is really too flattering, resulting in Colin Farrell never entering the mainstream actor list. Acting skills to get 4 stars, only 2 points in the film selection, this is the most vivid metaphor for his stardom, what is his problem?
When it comes to Hollywood's "king of bad movies", many domestic fans first think of Nicolas Cage. In fact, there is another Hollywood actor who belongs to the same type as him, that is, Johnny Depp. In recent years, "Captain Jack" Johnny Depp has turned over through his own efforts, but Uncle Cage is different.
Since starring in "The King of War", Nicholas Cage seems to have fallen into the vortex of his own making, and his acting career has been declining, and bad movies have continued, which can be said to be a ruined one. In fact, nicholas Cage and Johnny Depp are both very good at acting, but the film selection is too poor, resulting in falling into the spell of "bad film king".
In fact, behind them, there is another actor who is very similar to their situation, he is Colin Farrell. After playing the male lead in "Alexander the Great", he was criticized, the first reason was that the casting was too unsuccessful, and the spearhead was directed at Colin Farrell, why was the Irish actor not welcomed by the audience?
In 2008, a film that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in the United States, "Killer No Holiday", attracted widespread attention. The film was also the big-screen debut of British director Martin McDonagh and received a great deal of response in the industry. The film tells the story of two killers' dialogue around the topic of "life and career", and is a typical British black comedy.
The two protagonists in the film are played by Colin Farrell and Bledan Gleason respectively, and the performance of the two protagonists is also outstanding, interpreting the human brilliance behind the ferocity of professional killers, setting off the atmosphere of black humor in the scene that makes people can't help but be funny.
In this comedy film, Colin Farrell's performance is very impressive. The comedic style of the film also gives More room for Colin Farrell, who looks a little bad, and in fact, his often innocent expression is in line with the comedic characteristics of the film.
However, this black comedy because the style is too innovative, while making people laugh, the box office results are not ideal, the stage drama style character dialogue and grotesque plot settings, many fans are a little uncomfortable, the movie street makes Colin Farrell once again become the target of public criticism.
Acting is not proportional to the vision of film selection, which is also the most helpless thing about Colin Farrell.
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In the eyes of others, Colin Farrell has a very eye-catching external feature, that is, the typical eight-twenty eyebrows. The action of slanting eyebrows, against the background of an innocent expression, gives people a sense of cynicism. At the same time, he has also been misunderstood by many people, giving the impression that none of the films he played were box office good.
In fact, Colin Farrell is not inferior in terms of acting skills and appearance, although it cannot be directly reflected in the box office and word of mouth of the film. Perhaps because of his weakness in momentum, most of his action films did not sell well, and Colin Farrell, who has been unsatisfied, is particularly looking forward to a chance to turn over salted fish.
Don't look at Colin Farrell often appears in comedies with a bad image, but in real life he shows the charm of a perfect unruly man. The rugged and handsome face shape and the eyebrows of the character have become the most obvious characteristics that distinguish him from other male stars.
In addition, his acting skills are not blown out, compared with other actors who debuted at the same time, Colin Farrell has a large span in the film field, from comedies to action movies to science fiction films, he can respond flexibly, and his ability to control and control the role is also very strong.
In many cases, Colin Farrell's innocent appearance is always unbearable, and this bad handsome uncle can always show two sides that are difficult for ordinary people to do. He can express the characteristics of humor because of the needs of the character, and he can highlight his fierceness and domineering in action movies.
In 2009, the film "Killer No Holiday" won Colin Farrell the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in the Motion Picture - Musical Comedy Category, which became a rare award moment in his acting career. He has starred in many films, but the quality is uneven, and the poor reputation has dragged down Colin Farrell's career prospects, and he has never become popular in Hollywood.
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As a young man, Colin Farrell was an atypical handsome British man, but with age he added a sedate temperament. The two thick eyebrows are highly recognizable and full of joy. The rough and powerful facial contours have been formed at a still young age, and they look attractive.
Whether in the film or in public, Colin Farrell always shows himself as a bearded man, who never shaves his beard and feels lazy. The innocent eyes revealed a melancholy and fragile side, a thick Irish accent, and an innate anger.
Colin Farrell under the long hair always feels weird, handsome and bad looks, so that he can always be favored by female fans. It presents a unique temperament of rebellion, sincerity and even suffering in the eyes. At the same time, he also has a wild element in his personality, even as bad as he wants, but the sloppy image becomes a sign of him, adding a cynical flavor.
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In the 2002 sci-fi suspense film Minority Report, directed by Steven Spielberg, Colin Farrell co-starred with Tom Cruise as an elite agent. In this rather excellent commercial action film, Colin Farrell's personal charm and acting potential have been further explored.
Compared with the movie "Killer No Holiday", which made Colin Farrell popular for a while after 6 years, the film integrates a thought-provoking study of the future on the basis of new and strange science fiction elements, and goes deep into the character's heart to find out the contradictions, which is also what Colin Farrell, who loves to speculate on the inner life of the character, is also good at.
In 2011, in the comedy film "The Evil Boss," Colin Farrell made a big-screen makeover, playing a senior manager who embezzled the company's property, with a selfish personality and balding look, subverting the usual image he had given to people in the past.
But in this well-structured film, Like the other film protagonists, Colin Farrell's performance is interesting and comical. He highlights the hypocrisy and selfishness of a boss in front of ordinary company employees, and truly interprets the ugly side of those high-powered management.
In the DC version of Batman, which has been rescheduled to be released on March 4, 2022, Colin Farrell made a shocking appearance as Penguin Man. Judging from the first trailer and on-set photos, Colin Farrell with makeup looks a lot like Richard Kander, completely devoid of his own physical features.
Under the increasingly powerful makeup technology, it is not uncommon for movie characters to look and judge the situation of the two buddhas. However, in the case of the general lack of optimism about Robert Pattinson's version of "Batman", it is still unknown that Colin Farrell wants to get rid of the curse of the movie's successive street throws.
Will only act, will not pick the script, this really become Colin Farrell's Achilles heel?
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In terms of form and temperament, Colin Farrell and Brad Pitt are highly similar, with hairstyles, movements, eyes, and even the characteristics of figure-eight eyebrows. It's just that Colin Farrell's eyebrows have their own sense of comedy, and an innocent funny expression is more suitable for starring in comedies than Brad Pitt.
In his acting career, Colin Farrell starred in many films, such as Alexander the Great, Sniper Phone Booth, Hart's War, Total Memories, Miami Storm, and Spy In The Middle Scheme. In addition, in terms of TV dramas, he has had roles in the first two seasons of "True Detective".
An embarrassing reality faced by Colin Farrell is that most of the films he has starred in have not been satisfactory at the box office and have not received high word of mouth. In fact, this is not that his acting skills are not good, but there is a problem in the screening of the script, do not pick the script, do not ask the role, do not refuse, and over time there will be more bad films, which gives people the feeling of pulling down the box office and the taste of the role.
It's a bit of an exaggeration to describe Colin Farrell as a "box office poison," but it's true that he doesn't do well in the film market. How to express himself with excellent film works has become a problem for Colin Farrell. Perhaps, if you select a mainstream art film to play it well and get it to the Oscar, others' views on him will change, which is the best opportunity for him to turn around. But, it's not easy, just hope he's getting better.