Colin Farrell is one of Hollywood’s A-list actors, but it’s not just his box-office success that he’s known for. Charming, quick-witted, and rebellious, the Irish lothario has filled a staggering number of column inches with his love of booze, women, and the LA party scene. The magnetic young actor first turned heads in the BBC television series Ballykissangel, establishing himself as a talent to watch, and it wasn’t long before he was approached by the movie industry. He’s since gone on to garner film credits that include Joel Schumacher’s Phone Booth, Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report, and Oliver Stone’s Alexander, and his star will no doubt continue to rise. This is his story.
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Jane Kelly has written for a host of national newspapers and magazines and has been a staff feature writer on Today, the Mail on Sunday and the Daily Mail. She is also a keen painter who has exhibited widely, with work in several private collections. She lives in west London with her cat Brenda.
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long winded and inaccurate,
This review is from: Colin Farrell: Living Dangerously (Hardcover)
Jane Kelly attempts to pad her book with long drawn out explanations of the plot of every film Farrell has done. Page after page of plot and character descriptions that have little to do with the subject at hand. At other times she pads this book with long winded descriptions of some of the characters to enter in to Farrell's life. Do we need to read three pages about a soapopera star he had a two week affair with?Then there are the times she plays arm chair psychologist disecting farrell's childhood and relations with women with the insight of someone who has just completed their first week of psych 101. To top it all off there are glaring mistakes, most notably a caption reads "Colin is worried about his hair on the David Letterman show in 1993", yet it is Jay leno sitting at the desk in the picture. There are several misquotes that distort Farrell's intentions. This is a piss poor attempt even for a tabloid level biography. Save your money and read about the guy on the web if you are really that curious. All the quotes from him are from old interviews anyway.
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Ms Kelly writes well enough, and seems to have some insight into the person of Colin Farrell, but the books does leave you wondering whether she cared enough to dig beneath the outer. For me Colin Farrell is a brilliant young artist who knows what he wants and has gone after it. He has a tremendous love for his family and his kids. Lately reports have appeared that he has cleaned up his partying act and is settling down, spending quality time with the kids, etc and that is good. I for one would like to see Colin around for many years to come as I really like him as an actor.
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Colin Farrell, Rex Features, New York, Tom Cruise, Minority Report, Angelina Jolie, Santa Monica, The Recruit, Bruce Willis, Oliver Stone, Hart's War, Ask the Dust, Joel Schumacher, Britney Spears, Dame Eileen, Los Angeles, Miami Vice, Blade Runner, Brad Pitt, Castleknock College, Tommy Hart, World War, Alexander the Great, Gaiety School, Getty Images New!
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It's called 'a new style of gentlemen's cabaret', but it's as old as the hills. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Colin Farrell, Rex Features, New York, Tom Cruise, Minority Report, Angelina Jolie, Santa Monica, The Recruit, Bruce Willis, Oliver Stone, Hart's War, Ask the Dust, Joel Schumacher, Britney Spears, Dame Eileen, Los Angeles, Miami Vice, Blade Runner, Brad Pitt, Castleknock College, Tommy Hart, World War, Alexander the Great, Gaiety School, Getty Images New!
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- Tom Cruise (Photo Books) by Books Oliver on page 135, page 161, and page 258
- Ask the Dust by John Fante on page 152, page 251, and page 256
- The Minority Report and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick on page 131, and page 137
- The Invisible Man and The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells on page 141
- Saving Private Ryan by Steven Spielberg on page 110
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