Hard to believe McNulty is living in a castle in Glin now.
Wan of our own.
5 Likes
On my 2nd rewatching of the wire. I forget then remember every time I watch it how bad Aidan Gillen is in this. Itās astonishing that he has had the career he has had. Heās such a bad actor.
4 Likes
Heās wasnāt good, and looked even worse next to Reg E. Cathey who was a great actor.
But at the same he perfectly captures the vapid, soulless, Pete Buttegieg style Democrat that embodies the party post-Obama. Iād say thatās unintentional as itās not how David Simon sees Democrats. But it only adds to the authenticity of the whole thing.
1 Like
I actually thought it was genuinely his best work. Anything else Iāve seen him in he seems to be cartoonishly over-the-top or he does 3 different accents in a single sentence delivery. Carcetti didnāt really demand an actor of the calibur of Wood Harris or Michael K Williams ability either.
1 Like
My brother has only really seen Gillen in The Wire and was saying to me that he was terrible in it.
I said to him that The Wire was probably the best I have seen him, the other performances being so bad.
Gillen was good in Love/Hate. His Northside Dublin accent wasnāt bad but he is from Drumcondra. He was shit in everything else. Acting is a funny aul game.
He was very good in queer as folk
1 Like
He was. I forgot that
I canāt agree.
I would have done a better job.
Tom Vaughan-Lawlorās characterisation of Nigel āNidgeā Delaney was utterly brilliant.
1 Like
I knew lads that went on like him. Not drug lords obviously but not pillars of the community either. That sort of sneering tone and contemptuous facial expression. I thought it worked but everyone to their own.
1 Like