2 years agoIn Bruges (2008)
It shouldn’t be too much of a surprise that In Bruges failed to ignite the box-office upon its release. The debut feature film by an unknown but acclaimed director of shorts (Martin McDonagh), starring an actor who was unable to take the next step into true stardom (Colin Farrell) and an amazing but rarely thought of Irish character actor (Brendan Gleeson) that takes place in a old time-y European city. Add to that a weak trailer that seemed to depict that the movie was just another round of guns and gangsters, In Bruges was never going to find its audience in theaters. Thankfully, people have realized what a sharply written, hilarious and gorgeously shot picture there is to be found. Endlessly quotable (“I don’t want to run out there, come back in ten minutes, and find you f*cking hiding in a cupboard,”) and full of a genuine melancholy, it is only a matter of time until McDonagh’s movie is looked back upon as one of the gems of the latter part of the oughts, with countless 2-Disc Special Editions and 10th Anniversary “Not a Sh*thole” Editions to come.
10 Cult Movies of the DecadeIn Bruges è un film imprescindibile.
October 29, 2009
