Spring blooms, and a young woman's thoughts turn to...
...middle-aged men of Irish descent. Did I mention I saw The Interpreter a couple weekends ago? It was quite good, in an updated Three Days of the Condor sort of way, which means there's more of a neat set-up leading to a Big Message. In Three Days, there was no redemption--just Robert Redford walking away and you knew he was going to be menaced by the CIA for the rest of his no-doubt short life. And then there was bleak NYC in the 70s as the backdrop, instead of sleek, swooping shots of the UN in 2005. Still, I liked the Interpreter and I ogled Sean Penn with his lovely graying temples.
Then Sunday I watched Gray's Anatomy, which can be summed up as "ER without the ten years of emotional investement." Because why else would anyone still watch ER, except that you remember when it was still good and all the characters weren't 17 years old. Gray's is kind of mediocre, but when I saw Patrick Dempsey I thought damn, what an improvement since Can't Buy Me Love (because, though his list on IMDB is long, that's the last thing I remember him in). But I guess 18 years can do that.
I could go on like this for a lot longer, but I would just be getting myself into trouble. How about it, dear reader(s)? What middle-aged Irish man floats your boat?
posted by shorttina @ 10:17 AM
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He's getting older lately, but I always thought Gabriel Byrne was pretty hot.
And I have a longstanding affection for The Edge. Especially because he wrote a song called, "Big Girls are Best." Howwwwwr! I hope I didn't just scandalize your blog too much. :P
I actually stopped watching ER last year. I just couldn't keep doing it. My heart's been broken over it since Marc Green died. Luca kept me hanging on there and I can still smell him through the TV screen, but I finally had to throw the towel in. Too much emotional trauma every single week!
Gabriel Byrne is a good one. I liked Gary Oldham too, though at this point I think he's becoming a wastrel. He'll look 80 soon from all that hardcore living. I'm also fond, as you know, of Denis Leary, though his hair is unnaturally blonde for his age. He could do with letting a little gray show.
Also, does Guy Pearce count? I just looked him up on imDB, and he's British. I had no idea. He is scary and hot.
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