In Bruges

Great Fun....Great Movie (2008-08-20) Rating: 5/5
Part caper, part espionage, part adventure, part comedy....a fun movie with action, suspense and humor. The actors are great...I do not think I could have cast a better ensemble of talent for this film (I am not in the casting business but I was not trying to pick the movie apart and imagine different people playing the parts). I does not hurt that Bruges is one of my favorite cities from my travels and this film being in Bruges tempted my palate to go back...none the less a great movie...don't take it too seriously, enjoy it for what it is ----- escapist entertainment.
Ok movie (2008-08-18) Rating: 3/5
If you want to see something with a not too complex story line, some laughs, this is your movie.
You will laugh, you will cry, you will throw up.. (2008-08-16) Rating: 4/5
We must have seen the trailer for this thing 2 dozen times and were filled with a mixture of revulsion and curiosity. Well it's a classic case of the actual product being something very different from what the trailer might lead you to expect. If you like your comedy black, they don't come blacker. Or is it a tragedy? Colin Farrell, improbably enough, finds himself grappling with the same type of moral trainwreck Woody Allen put him through in last year's Cassandra's Dream. I'm not one to idolize those in the make believe business but the guy can flat out act. All the performances are pitch perfect. The guffaws are punctuated with outbursts of violence, the ugly kind audiences don't like because it's too believable. You won't know whether to laugh or puke. Or cry. Highly recommended but not for the squeamish or the politically correct. Oh, and don't be too proud to use the English subtitles. What with the rapid delivery and heavy Irish accents, much of the dialog was a blur without them.
Hilarious (2008-08-15) Rating: 5/5
I watched this film On Demand because I had read good reviews. Not a Colin fan, but once I started watching it I couldn't stop laughing. Farrell, Gleeson and Donavan were hysterical. And, it was incredibly witty. If you are a fan of the "F" word, Irish dark humor, not so PC jokes, and irony, you love this film. I actually bought it so I could watch it again and so parents and friends could watch it.
Amazing, but not what I expected (2008-08-15) Rating: 5/5
Given that people tend to compare this to Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, I was expecting a light, farcical caper. It's not. It's dark and surreal and takes a hard look at guilt and redemption. It also happens to have clever british blokes, lots of criminals, and strange coincidences that move the plot along. And beautiful scenery. Definitely worth a watch.