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The best Irish actress of actors performance in a movie?

  • 19-11-2015 10:52PM
    #1
    ihatemyfish
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    I've yet to see the film, but I heard Saoirses performance is worth the cinema ticket to go and see "Brooklyn".

    Cillian Murphy in "the wind that shakes the barley" was excellent for me. He portrayed the character brilliantly and I found myself getting upset near the end.


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  • #2
    darkpagandeath
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    The Guard - Brendan Gleeson


  • #3
    ArnoldJRimmer
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    Tom Cruise in Far and Away


  • #4
    ihatemyfish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92 ✭✭ihatemyfish


    I fecked the threads title. Can a mod correct it?

    Of or.


  • #5
    RyanDrive
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    Domhnall Gleeson in "About Time"


  • #6
    Gaygooner
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    Michael Fasbender in Shame


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  • #7
    Hammer89
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    Colm Meany in Con Air.


  • #8
    Fratton Fred
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    Only half Irish I guess, but Daniel Day-Lewis in My left foot would win it for me.


  • #9
    Pa8301
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    Michael Fassbender.

    Hard to choose between Hunger, Shame, 12 Years a Slave and Steve Jobs. He was very good in Frank too even though you don't see his face for most of the movie.


  • #10
    Fuhrer
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    Peter O'Toole in Lawrence of Arabia


  • #11
    ihatemyfish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92 ✭✭ihatemyfish


    Fratton Fred wrote: »
    Only half Irish I guess, but Daniel Day-Lewis in My left foot would win it for me.

    An excellent peno kicker!


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  • #12
    Duckworth_Luas
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjKJnsMwHk0


    Richard Harris deserves a mention


  • #13
    spurious
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    I thought Bríd Brennan was very good in "Anne Devlin".


  • #14
    The Rape of Lucretia
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    Colin Farrel in Tigerland, showing he was a great actor before he went down hill to trying to be a movie star.

    (honorary mention to Brendan Gleeson on the Late Late some years ago giving a masterclass in outrage (using the HSE as his prompt to show his skill))


  • #15
    kfallon
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    Colm Meaney in The Snapper :D


  • #16
    Lights On
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    Chap with the Ronnie, should have gotten himself an Oscar for this line alone



  • #17
    SEPT 23 1989
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    Maureen O' Hara in the Terminator


  • #18
    Cienciano
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    kfallon wrote: »
    Colm Meaney in The Snapper :D

    Me bollocks


  • #19
    jamesbere
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    SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »
    Maureen O' Hara in the Terminator

    Was she the T-1000


  • #20
    StewartGriffin
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    Skellig Michael in Star Wars. A solid performance.


  • #21
    MyStubbleItches
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    For me it has to be Richard Harris in 'The Field'.


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  • #22
    Frankie5Angels
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    Coincidentally I went to the cinema to watch a play tonight....! :pac:

    It was the NT Live version of 'Of Mice and Men'. Chris O'Dowd was absolutely brilliant in it as Lennie (James Franco was George ). Not a huge fan of him, but I wasn't expecting that performance.


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    The Rape of Lucretia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭The Rape of Lucretia


    StewartGriffin wrote: »
    Skellig Michael in Star Wars. A solid performance.

    Not so apparently. A very rocky performance overall and all at sea in some scenes.


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    Cienciano
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    Pierce Brosnan, Taffin


  • #25
    Badly Drunk Boy
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    Pa8301 wrote: »
    Michael Fassbender.

    Hard to choose between Hunger, Shame, 12 Years a Slave and Steve Jobs. He was very good in Frank too even though you don't see his face for most of the movie.
    And for that we can only be thankful, the ugly wretch!!


  • #26
    Taco Chips
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    Saoirse Ronan in Brooklyn was brilliant. The entire film was really lovely without being trite or cliche, well worth the trip to the cinema


  • #27
    Wompa1
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    darkpagandeath wrote: »
    The Guard - Brendan Gleeson

    He was better in Calvary and In Bruges, I think


  • #28
    biko
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    Darby O'Gill


  • #29
    Fr_Dougal
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    Mick Lally, 50 Shades of Hay.


  • #30
    Buona Fortuna
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    It was uncomfortable watching but I thought Pat Shortt did a cracking job in The Garage (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0878674/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_15)


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  • #31
    Pinch Flat
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    Taco Chips wrote: »
    Saoirse Ronan in Brooklyn was brilliant. The entire film was really lovely without being trite or cliche, well worth the trip to the cinema

    I have to agree. She portrays the role so well. An amazing performance and I'd be surprised if she didn't bag an Oscar


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