The things they say...Fish Tank

http://www.avforums.com/movies/Fish-Tank--Criterion-Collection-review_10446/movie.html

And Michael Fassbender – perhaps the only recognisable actor from the cast list, who will play Magneto in the upcoming X-Men reboot – portrays the mother’s new boyfriend, Connor, whose motivations are hard to determine, and intentions are impossible to predict. Fassbender, who was fresh off his powerful performance in Hunger when he took this role, is not only the biggest name in the movie, he’s also the only one who comes close to being out of place. It’s only a minor slight against the film, and the narrative does – eventually – try to explain it somewhat, but really, he’s just too cool, charismatic, well-spoken and handsome to possibly work as a love interest for Joanne.

http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/fishtankbluray.php

Fassbender has an equally tricky role, playing a character who isn't a villain but who is far from being a good guy. It's going to be interesting to watch his star rise in the next year or so; on the heels of Inglourious Basterds, it seems like he's attached to every genre property that requires performance over star power. Fish Tank confirms that he can handle the performance; it's movies like X-Men: First Class and Ridley Scott's Prometheus that I suspect will confirm his star power. I'm looking forward to it.