Look out for … Bill Nighy

» If ever a face was made for villainy, it’s Bill Nighy’s.
Nighy’s decadently long jaw and narrow, sneaky eyes serve him well as an oily politician in “The Constant Gardener,” opening Wednesday.

Nighy is like a coiled snake as he watches Fiennes’ mild-mannered hero put together the mystery. He gives the kind of slow-burn, slime-and-smile per-formance that actors like Claude Rains and Robert Shaw used to give in classic supporting roles, and he stands out for his lack of scenery-chewing. «

NY Daily News

The other characters are just as important to the story. Bill Nighy leads the supporting cast, diverging from his normal nice-guy roles to play Justin’s boss Sir Bernard Pelegrin. His shady character is such a dramatic departure from his role in the HBO film “The Girl in the Café”, in which he played the Fiennes role in a similar relationship between a British diplomat and an activist. Although Nighy isn’t in much of the film, his scenes are all riveting and exceptional.

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