Joe

not least because he'd been so measured for so much of the film, that it was an eruption, but I wanted full-on world-ending eruption, you know?

That's a great point.

Maybe if he does what I'm requesting, it starts to veer into caricature.

Because even around the house with his wife, the way he'd talk, there was not a hint of caricature, which is a phenomenal achievement.

Yes, I thought the same thing.

A tough job for any actor.

He did well on the... I mean, the accent front is excellent.

Again, it's nowhere near caricature.

The physicality of the role is obviously very demanding.

Like, there was... And, you know, he's beautifully shot at times.

There's times where some of his face is in shadow.

And, like, Hardwick, he has certain things in common with Keane, like the protruding cheekbones.

You know, he's beautifully gaunt in this film.

You know, he nails that Roy Keane 2002 gauntness.

There's times where he's lying staring into space, as he does quite a bit in this movie, but the tattoos are really real.

The definition in the arm is very... Looks good, yeah.

It's Roy Keane definition.

I'd say his ball-kicking skills are...

not professional standard, obviously, but they are acceptable.

I mean, we've seen lots of actors who can't even run.