# Cillian Murphy: I don't get the appeal **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 13, 2011, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cillian-murphy-i-dont-get-the-appeal/581828 "2011-05-13T21:36:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2011, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cillian-murphy-i-dont-get-the-appeal/581828/21 "2011-05-15T00:24:26Z")
I thought he was good in **Sunshine**. But, I’m female and I wouldn’t mind looking like him; almost too pretty a face for a man. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2011, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cillian-murphy-i-dont-get-the-appeal/581828/22 "2011-05-15T01:15:47Z")
He’s supposed to be a sex symbol? ---
**Author:** ![nikonikosuru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@nikonikosuru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nikonikosuru)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cillian-murphy-i-dont-get-the-appeal/581828/23 "2011-05-15T03:15:29Z")
I’m one of the fangirls. Something about his eyes, those lips, and the strong facial features. Wow! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2011, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cillian-murphy-i-dont-get-the-appeal/581828/24 "2011-05-19T00:13:32Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > Striking=Odd? He’s kind of funny-looking, but sometimes that’s not a barrier to being a male sex symbol. Yeah, could be. To me his eyes seem weirdly shaped and he has a vacant stare, but apparently he’s been cast by at least one director who raved about his unique (odd) eyes. ---
**Author:** ![Feyrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/fbc32d/32.png) [@Feyrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feyrat)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2011, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cillian-murphy-i-dont-get-the-appeal/581828/25 "2011-05-19T05:02:19Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > I didn’t know he was supposed to be a sex symbol either. I just like him as an actor. My favorite movie of his is [Breakfast On Pluto](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411195/), where he plays a trans-gender named Kitten. I think it’s such a wonderful movie, and he’s [absolutely gorgeous](http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2793838848/tt0411195)! I just came into the thread to say THANK YOU SO MUCH for alerting me to the existence of this movie! I just watched it and it’s wonderful! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2011, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cillian-murphy-i-dont-get-the-appeal/581828/26 "2011-05-19T05:19:54Z")
I checked him out on Google Images, having never heard of him before this thread. I don’t like to look at him. There’s something weird/creepy about his face that I find unsettling. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2011, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cillian-murphy-i-dont-get-the-appeal/581828/27 "2011-05-19T12:59:56Z")
I think **Whynot** nailed it [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=13098832&postcount=4). ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cillian-murphy-i-dont-get-the-appeal/581828/28 "2011-05-20T01:36:34Z")
I think he’s just strange enough, lookswise, that his oddity makes him beautiful. The lush lips are inviting, the bright blue eyes are piercing. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cillian-murphy-i-dont-get-the-appeal/581828/29 "2011-05-20T02:10:15Z")
The only one of his movies I’ve seen is _Inception_. In which he played a character whose personality was cold and reserved, so he fit the role well. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cillian-murphy-i-dont-get-the-appeal/581828/30 "2011-05-20T03:51:51Z")
The only movie I’ve seen him in in which I thought he was attractive was “28 Days.” He usually looks weird to me, too - vacant eyes, pursed lips - weird. [This photo is a good example of the weirdness.](http://img.poptower.com/pic-28612/cillian-murphy.jpg?d=600) The idea of waking up with that staring back at you - creepy. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cillian-murphy-i-dont-get-the-appeal/581828/31 "2011-05-20T06:06:31Z")
> [@Feyrat](#): > > I just came into the thread to say THANK YOU SO MUCH for alerting me to the existence of this movie! I just watched it and it’s wonderful! 🙂 Oh thank YOU for telling me! It is delightful, isn’t it? It’s not without its dark patches, but I consider it such a feel-good movie. Kitten’s life isn’t all sunshine and roses, but for the most part she’s very happy, very comfortable in her skin, content, not ashamed of who she is and a joyous, optimistic person. I walked out of the theater with a huge grin on my face and wanted to see it again immediately. I think I saw it 5 times when it played in the theater. I like [Ebert’s review](http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051222/REVIEWS/51019004/1023). ---
**Author:** ![llcoolbj77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/eb9ed0/32.png) [@llcoolbj77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llcoolbj77)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cillian-murphy-i-dont-get-the-appeal/581828/32 "2011-05-20T15:52:54Z")
I found CM incredibly sexy in 28 days later. Tall, lanky, stringy, super-cropped black hair, intense blue eyes… I could definitely have had ‘post-apocalyptic/we could die at any minute’ sex with that guy any day of the week and twice on Sunday. But when I looked him up to fanwank, I was pretty disappointed. Definitely haven’t seen him replicate the sexiness of 28 days. But I do think he is an excellent actor, and does creepy really well. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cillian-murphy-i-dont-get-the-appeal/581828/33 "2011-05-20T19:57:05Z")
I’m glad I’m not the only one who is only seeing the sexy in “28 Days.” I can’t even put my finger on what is or isn’t doing it for me with him. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cillian-murphy-i-dont-get-the-appeal/581828/35 "2012-02-19T13:21:45Z")
Well, if someone starts a Thread about a guy who was in a Zombie movie . . . Should’ve seen this one coming. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cillian-murphy-i-dont-get-the-appeal/581828.md?page=1)