I've admired Mr Gleason's since God invented dirt.
I first saw him in the campy but fun "Lake Placid," 17 years ago and have enjoyed his presence tremendously ever since.
He chewed up every scene in "Cold Mountain" and "In Bruges," stole more than his fair share of screen time in the the Harry Potter series and went tit for tat against well established actors like Daniel Day Lewis, Denzel Washington, Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, Liam Neeson and Tom Cruise.
Gleeson's performance as the shady cop in "The Guard" is stunning and that movie just might be on the short list of the best films you've never seen.
I watched Gleeson last night as a Catholic priest in "Calvary," on HBO. He's rock solid in his faith but tested mightily by local parishioners going soft in their faith. (additional bonus: his son in real life, Domhnall Gleeson, plays a convicted murderer I could run over repeatedly and not feel the bump.)
He's so damned talented and I always get the impression that his varied roles are mere cufflinks.
Fnord
I first saw him in the campy but fun "Lake Placid," 17 years ago and have enjoyed his presence tremendously ever since.
He chewed up every scene in "Cold Mountain" and "In Bruges," stole more than his fair share of screen time in the the Harry Potter series and went tit for tat against well established actors like Daniel Day Lewis, Denzel Washington, Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, Liam Neeson and Tom Cruise.
Gleeson's performance as the shady cop in "The Guard" is stunning and that movie just might be on the short list of the best films you've never seen.
I watched Gleeson last night as a Catholic priest in "Calvary," on HBO. He's rock solid in his faith but tested mightily by local parishioners going soft in their faith. (additional bonus: his son in real life, Domhnall Gleeson, plays a convicted murderer I could run over repeatedly and not feel the bump.)
He's so damned talented and I always get the impression that his varied roles are mere cufflinks.
Fnord