As Oz Cobb, Colin Farrell plays a long-suffering henchman trying to get on top for once.
Its hard to tell a Batman story without Batman, and yet they keep coming.
What was once a clever bit of stunt-casting has now become a full-fledged screen performance.
Colin Farrell in ‘The Penguin.'.Macall Polay/Max
Questions that were already raised by Farrells role in the film (i.e.
Its like if Al Pacinos role inDick Tracywas played entirely straight.
The Penguingets much less interesting when it wallows in family psychodrama.
Cristin Milioti as Sofia Falcone in ‘The Penguin.'.Courtesy of HBO
Its hard to muster similar interest for the dark backstory of the Penguins mother.
when this interlude between Batman films should ideally be expanding the setting rather than narrowing it.
But its to the shows credit that Batman himself is hardly mentioned at all.
