The only thing to do now is visit Bruges.
The scenery in the movie is enough to make you want to book a flight to Belgium, but that is hardly what made this movie great. I’m pretty sure Colin Farrell won an award for this, and I can see why. He’s not laugh-out-loud hilarious, but he is definitely a character! He is blunt and fresh. You want to cringe, but your face can’t stop smiling.
The movie wouldn’t be what it was without Brendan Gleeson. He was Farrell’s perfect counterpart. A bit more well grounded, sharp, and in control. However, he doesn’t just prompt the conversation, but is quite funny throughout the movie.
As for the movie itself: BOOM! Spectacular! I’ll admit that I was skeptical in the beginning. For about the first 20 minutes of the movies, I wasn’t sure where it was going. I mean, I was intrigued by the fact that they were in Bruges, and the scenery definitely kept me watching, but I still wasn’t sure of what I thought. Curious is a good word to describe how I felt. But then, I noticed a tangible change in the movie. Something was…building. By half an hour in, they had my attention, my interest, and my laughter. 15 minutes later, I was consumed. Not really though.
In all seriousness, it is a movie that builds as it goes. All of these new elements start to get thrown into the movie, and you wonder how they will come into play later. And trust me, everything comes together in the end, at least depending on how you look at it. In fact, the ending is damn near extraordinary.
You know how sometimes you’ll see a movie and be able to pick out things that could have been written better or didn’t quite make sense? Like plot holes? I dare you to find one in this excellently written story. Well, there are some aspects that you could speculate as far fetched. Actually, there are quite a few, but you will love them. They make the story flow and just feel right.
All in all, this is an entertaining movie. It has some heavy stuff going on, but the humor, which is ingenious and new and crisp and witty, makes it feel like a light romp about the city of Bruges. It is kind of a mix of Hot Fuzz, Snatch, and something else really clever. But, don’t take my word on that comparison because they are completely different films. They just both happen to have the badass British swearing and badass, kickass feel, if that makes sense.
Go watch it. Farrell and Gleeson are a duo to remember. I hope that more awards are in their future. Oh ya, and don’t discount Ralph Fiennes. Slam Dunk! All of the character dynamics were great. Every single character was important. That’s saying something.
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