If you were going to make a movie in a well-preserved Medeival town in Belgium, who better to star in it than Colin Farrell and his incredible eyebrows? There’s something so incredibly compelling about his face; so much so that it’s nearly impossible to look away from it whenever it’s on the screen.
So, yes, I saw In Bruges tonight at the Embarcadero Cinema with DukeWill and Frank, and Frank’s slave, Kevin. The movie was directed by Oscar winning director, Martin McDonagh (for his 2004 short film “Six Shooter”), yet another black and brutal Irish comedy.
Plot synopsis behind the cut, but if you are interested in dry, black comedy that explores issues of forgiveness and existence, you will enjoy this film.
Two hired guns, Farrell and the amazing Brendan Gleeson (Mad-Eye Moody from Harry Potter), are sent into hiding after a shooting to Bruges to wait for their boss to call. Ray (Farrell) was the shooter, and as it turns out, accidentally killed a child in its commission Ralph Fiennes plays Harry, their boss, who orders Ken to off Ray because of the botched job – you don’t kill children.
OK, so that’s the conceit of the show. There’s also a midget, a beautiful girl, and a skinhead ex-boyfriend, all who play supporting roles. But it’s Bruges itself, with its well-preserved ancient buildings and cobblestones, that provides a somberly beautiful setting for this existential film.
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