Appearing opposite Jake Gyllenhaal, the Dubliner will not be mistaken for Lord Olivier in this second henchman role
Road House review: Conor McGregor appears as a snorting maniac who smacks heads and severs tracheas in Swayze remakeAll kinds of filtered nostalgia are at work here. Continuing the stubborn false-memory syndrome that recently saw awful premillennial films such as Hocus Pocus get reinventions, Hollywood now remakes that para-western thing with the much-missed Patrick Swayze as a simmering bar-room bouncer.
The most urgent reason for Irish viewers to watch Road House is, as you will almost certainly be aware, the presence of oneamong the cast. Whatever one thinks of his performance, credit is due the producers – and his people – for casting him against type as fragile, sensitive best friend to the chief love interest.
Michael D Higgins’s dogs, Cillian Murphy’s blue eyes and Enya’s voice: Patrick Freyne’s 30 real Irish icons Patrick Freyne: 12 reasons why it hasn’t always been cool to be Irish - including Murder, She Wrote and BatmanAll four words are intelligible. He proves capable of delivering such dialogue while standing upright, walking about the set and – you’d expect this – brawling with anyone foolish enough to get in his way. That is essentially all such stunt casting requires.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
MMA Fighter Conor McGregor Makes Acting Debut in Road House RebootIn the reboot of the 1989 flick, the MMA fighter makes his acting debut playing Knox, a goon-for-hire who goes head to head with Gyllenhaal’s character. The new Road House premiered at SXSW festival on Saturday night, and has been getting a decent reception as far as the reviews go – scoring a 79% on Rotten Tomatoes at the time of writing.
Read more »
Dana White shuts down Conor McGregor's Nate Diaz trilogy plan'Yeah, no, I’m not doing that fight,” said White last night.
Read more »
Conor McGregor could be on brink of acting career after 'stunning' performanceThe Dublin fighter made his acting debut in Doug Liman’s remake of Road House – with early reviews praising the UFC star
Read more »
Conor McGregor could be on brink of acting career after 'stunning' performanceThe Dublin fighter made his acting debut in Doug Liman’s remake of Road House – with early reviews praising the UFC star
Read more »
Viewers not sure what to make of Conor Mcgregor's 'baffling' acting debutConor McGregor will be happy overall with reviews of his film debut reviews despite some questions over the MMA fighter's line delivery.
Read more »
Conor McGregor reportedly looking to turn Dublin pub into four-storey hotelUFC fighter Conor McGregor is reportedly seeking to turn a Dublin pub into a four-story hotel, according to the Sunday Business Post.
Read more »