This has been an incredible year for TV, and of course one of the biggest reasons for that are the wealth
of exceptional actors in wonderful roles.
Calvary is a wickedly dark comedy drama starring some of Ireland's
most exceptional actors including Brendan Gleeson, Chris O'Dowd, Aidan Gillen and Dylan Moran.
And indeed, the greatest pleasure comes from watching this trio of
exceptional actors breath life into a film that does absolute justice both to their talents, and to the multi-faceted characters they play.
The only problem is that this doesn't carry a tenth of the heft that «L.A. Confidential» did, because that was made by a competent director and performed
by exceptional actors.
Leading The Newsrooms» eclectic cast
of exceptional actors is Jeff Daniels, whose portrayal of the typically - sardonic Will McAvoy is, as expected, wonderful.
Sometimes a film comes along that's not entirely classic stuff but gives
an exceptional actor a showcase role and a chance to show what they can do.
But other senses tell us that these two will make a volatile couple; that they're played by a pair of
exceptional actors; and that this film, a formidably accomplished debut feature by Michael Pearce, takes us down familiar paths into a darkness all its own.
They don't seem to be
exceptional actors (if they were, they'd probably not be doing this movie); they're just believable enough to abhor every second they're onscreen.
Before we get to Fassbender, however, «12 Years» introduces
another exceptional actor, Chiwetel Ejiofor, who plays Northup.
Here we have
an exceptional actor in one of the roles of his career.
A quartet of
exceptional actors will voice a pack of dogs in Anderson's «Grand Budapest Hotel» follow - up.
«She's such
an exceptional actor,» he said smiling.
A colourful family drama populated with a cast of
exceptional actors, About Ray takes an intimate, sensitive look at the fluid nature of identity and the redemptive power of acceptance.
Not for the death of his character, but for the loss of
an exceptional actor.