Ballad Of A Small Player TIFF Review: Colin Farrell's Neon Nightmare Goes Off The Rails

In Edward Berger's neon nightmare Ballad of a Small Player, Colin Farrell is a sweat-soaked specter haunting the casinos of Macau. The regulars he encounters often refer to him as a "Gweilo," Cantonese for "Ghost Man," applicable to him in many ways. First, the gambling addict is posing as Lord Doyle, though it's quickly pointed out to him that Doyle isn't even a posh name.