Better than De Niro! McAvoy performance in Filth hailed by Irvine Welsh SCOTS actor James McAvoy plays a psychotic junkie cop, Bruce Robertson, in the movie adaptation of Welsh's best-selling novel Filth. (DAILY RECORD)

Irvine Welsh claims McAvoy's performance in Filth is better than Robert De Niro at his best

AUTHOR Irvine Welsh reckons his actor pal James McAvoy’s performance in his latest film is as good as Robert De Niro at his best.

Fellow Scot McAvoy, 33, plays a psychotic junkie policeman, detective sergeant Bruce Robertston, in a big-screen adaptation of Welsh’s best-selling novel Filth.

Welsh, 53, said: “He is absolutely amazing.


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