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Farrell was very good in this


I think the role of playing a pr*ck isnt too much of a stretch from his real life persona, so he killed it in this role. As always, Norton was excellent, but I thought Farrell stole the show here.

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Yeah Farrell was very good in this film. I like him a lot as an actor, he's very underrated. Also, Farrell seems to have changed in real life a lot since he had kids. He said he doesn't really party anymore or anything because he wants to set a good example for his kids. I could believe it, since he's been very low key in the news the past 4-5 years.

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Really ? I think he's overrated . He's done just ok in most of his roles and that's only because the roles were written good .If Anyone else with a little training as an actor had played a lot of his parts , they would have done just as good in those roles simply by reading the lines that were written . I see nothing special about Colin whatsoever . I just see him as lucky . lucky that he had some kind of look that studios like and decided to make him a star . he should really count his blessings and be thankful that women find him sexy and that's the reason he was picked for roles that any journeyman actor could easily play . he is just the lucky one they picked . If some other actor played the same parts as him successfully , we would be talking about them .

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He is a very good actor. If you're at all familiar with his career, you'll see that his rise was pretty meteoric, and there was a reason for that. It's just a shame that his personal life sort of eclipsed his professional life for a while back.

Check him out in IN BRUGES, TIGERLAND, ONDINE... He's really a good actor.



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I really like him a lot too. Other favorites of mine with Farrell are In Bruges & Seven Psychopaths

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