In honor of St. Patrick's Day, check out a film by Ireland's finest countryman- Michael Fassbender:
300 (2006): Does the thought of lots of ancient Greeks and Persians fighting sound like fun? Then you are the perfect audience for this movie. Warning though, you'll probably feel really self-conscious about your abs after watching it.
Angel (2007): This is definitely a strange movie to watch. It reminded me of a melodrama from the 1940s. There's lots of lavish scenery and swelling music, but with an unlikeable protagonist, Angel- a snotty and overly self-assured romance author. Fassbender plays Esmé- a struggling and self-involved artist with gold-digger tendencies.
Hunger (2008): Fassbender gives an impressive performance as IRA prisoner Bobby Sands who goes on a hunger strike. This is a pretty brutal movie to watch, but a good one. Director Steve McQueen (not of Bullitt fame) also worked with Fassbender on Shame.
Fish Tank (2009): In this gritty, British slice-of-life drama, Fassbender plays Connor, the boyfriend of Mia's (the protagonist) mother and the only person whom seems to look out for Mia. Connor does some detestable things in the movie, but Fassbender brings out the charismatic and sympathetic elements of the character too.
Inglourious Basterds (2009): Quentin Tarantino's World War II masterpiece. Fassbender plays a Scotch-drinking British film critic turned spy against the Germans. If you only have time to watch one Fassbender movie, this is the best!
Centurion (2010): If 300 didn't give you enough a chance to ogle Fassbender's abs, here's your second chance. Evidentially ancient warriors were allergic to shirts.
Jonah Hex (2010): I haven't seen this, so no word on whether it's so bad it's good...or just sleep inducing. Definitely not the best movie with Fassbender and Christoph Waltz though.
Jane Eyre (2011): Fans of the book may prefer the BBC version, because it is a more faithful adaptation. But this adaptation has the handsomest Rochester ever.
X-Men: First Class (2011): This is a well-done adaptation of a comic book. But more importantly- it has Fassbender and James McAvoy in one movie! Now if only they could make an Austen adaptation together!
Coming Soon: A Dangerous Method (2011). David Croenberg's drama about Freud (Viggo Mortensen) and Jung (Fassbender).
