Is Eddie Marsan the finest male cinema actor working in Britain today? On the basis of Happy Go Lucky I’d say yes.
I was so impressed with him, and this film, that I actually called into an NPR show, (NPR!), that Mike Leigh was on in order to ask him a question, (I called under a false name of course…cause, really, it’s a bit fan boy innit?).
Go see Happy Go Lucky. Really.
9 responses so far.
1 Tom // Nov 19, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Gosh, didn't know Anthony LaPaglia was doing Leigh films nowadays..
2 Nole Kennedy // Nov 23, 2008 at 7:58 am
My wife and I went as saw this movie and were extremely impressed. What a great film.
3 Burke // Jan 3, 2009 at 6:05 pm
He gets my vote too, I just can't get his performance out of my head. I've seen it twice and I have to laugh out loud whenever I think about En Ra Ha. And so touchingly sad when he is rejected. And how about the flamenco dance teacher? Fab.
4 jettloe // Jan 3, 2009 at 6:10 pm
- yeah he's pretty good – can't tell you how much he brightened up my day when I was watching Hancock! :
5 Burke // Jan 4, 2009 at 1:05 am
He gets my vote too, I just can't get his performance out of my head. I've seen it twice and I have to laugh out loud whenever I think about En Ra Ha. And so touchingly sad when he is rejected. And how about the flamenco dance teacher? Fab.
6 Jett Loe // Jan 4, 2009 at 1:10 am
- yeah he's pretty good – can't tell you how much he brightened up my day when I was watching Hancock! :
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8 Flange Coupler // Jun 29, 2010 at 10:27 am
Yeah, excellent performance!
9 Petero // Jun 29, 2010 at 11:22 am
Great as Marsan was in “Happy,” he is even more fiercely brilliant in the BBC production of “Little Dorrit” by Chas. Dickens, also released in 2008.
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