"There's a Christmas tree somewhere in London with a bunch presents underneath it that'll never be opened. And I thought, if I survive all of this, I'd go to that house, apologize to the mother there, and accept whatever punishment she chose for me: prison, death. Didn't matter. Because at least in prison and at least in death, you know, I wouldn't be in fuckin' Bruges. But then, like a flash, it came to me. And I realized, fuck man, maybe that's what hell is: the entire rest of eternity spent in fuckin' Bruges."
-- Ray (Colin Farrell), In Bruges
Those are the eternal words spoken by Ray, one of the primary characters in Martin McDonagh's directorial debut In Bruges, which had a limited release on February 8th of this year (for the United States, that is). The film premiered at the Dublin Film Festival on February 15th while later finding a theatrical release there on April 7th, yesterday. The films opens April 15th in the United Kingdom.
This thread is partly to get out the awareness to this film, which I saw a few weeks ago and ever since, I have been enamored with it. Starring the aforementioned Colin Farrell, the film also stars Brendan Gleason, Ralph Fiennes, and Clemence Posey (and sort of acts as a quasi-Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire reunion). It deals with two hitmen (Farrell & Gleason) who must hide out in Bruges, a distant, desolate medieval town in Belgium. I've never been to Bruges, but after this film I will certainly want to before I expire.
I don't really want to give much away, because In Bruges is one of those films that the less said, the better. Already, I've probably given away too much. Alas, just know that writer-director McDonagh, a playwright known for his twisted, darkly comedic writing and approach, brings such a unique, David Mamet-esque sensibility to this film that it grabs you from the very first frame to the last. The characters are rich and dense, and the film handles character development, plot, drama and humour all in a very neatly covered package. Even the film's score, by Carter Burwell, oft-Coens collaborator, is immensely well-crafted. I've seen this film twice now, in a manner of only two weeks, and I feel like I need to see it again, and again, and again.
Go see In Bruges. Now!
-- Ray (Colin Farrell), In Bruges
Those are the eternal words spoken by Ray, one of the primary characters in Martin McDonagh's directorial debut In Bruges, which had a limited release on February 8th of this year (for the United States, that is). The film premiered at the Dublin Film Festival on February 15th while later finding a theatrical release there on April 7th, yesterday. The films opens April 15th in the United Kingdom.
This thread is partly to get out the awareness to this film, which I saw a few weeks ago and ever since, I have been enamored with it. Starring the aforementioned Colin Farrell, the film also stars Brendan Gleason, Ralph Fiennes, and Clemence Posey (and sort of acts as a quasi-Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire reunion). It deals with two hitmen (Farrell & Gleason) who must hide out in Bruges, a distant, desolate medieval town in Belgium. I've never been to Bruges, but after this film I will certainly want to before I expire.
I don't really want to give much away, because In Bruges is one of those films that the less said, the better. Already, I've probably given away too much. Alas, just know that writer-director McDonagh, a playwright known for his twisted, darkly comedic writing and approach, brings such a unique, David Mamet-esque sensibility to this film that it grabs you from the very first frame to the last. The characters are rich and dense, and the film handles character development, plot, drama and humour all in a very neatly covered package. Even the film's score, by Carter Burwell, oft-Coens collaborator, is immensely well-crafted. I've seen this film twice now, in a manner of only two weeks, and I feel like I need to see it again, and again, and again.
Go see In Bruges. Now!
