Triage

After starring – and mostly failing – in a series of big budget action films, Colin Farrell has been going through a bit of a career renaissance lately by foregoing the big bucks to act in independent films that give him something to do beyond look pretty and try to keep is American accent from faltering. This intense war film is a perfect example. In it, Ferrell plays a war photographer who cares nothing for his safety as long as he gets the shot. Something happens on his last assignment, though, something he can’t talk about because it’s buried too deep. Ferrell does a nice job of creating a character struggling with inner demons as they bubble to the surface. He also works well with the rest of the cast, particularly Christopher Lee as a man with his own secrets trying to get Ferrell’s character to open up. The ending is a bit too predictable, but Farrell still gives it heart.