Damn good 'Pretty badly messed up Job'

Rating: 9/10 (5 September 2009)

'You've got to stick to your principles' says Harry, and he'd die for them, and he'd kill for them... Ray broke the rule and he has to die. And where else to let him die than at the 'Fairytale Town' called Bruges, a well preserved medieval city, where everybody has to have a nice time as it is everybody's thing. And who else to kill Ray than his partner Ken. This Academy nominated movie which gave 'Milk' a run for the money in the Original Screenplay category is an enticing experience of life and death struggle with British patented dark comic proportions and a hidden emotional roller-coaster in all. The dialogue between Ken and Ray is downright outrageous and mind blowing. Ray (Colin Farell) hates Bruges (Brugge in Belgium) even before he steps his foot out of the train while Ken (Brendan Gleeson) absolutely loves it. Ray ventures out feeling bored, we meet an assort of characters in the form of locals Eerik and Yuri, Canadian, American tourists, violent medieval art pieces, canals with boats, an American Dwarf actor, Dutch prostitutes and Chloe (Clemence Poesy), a girl who sells drugs on film sets. She gives him a respite from his dark haunting past, which eventually comes chasing him down, in the form of Harry (Ralph Fiennes), a boss of his and Ken's, when the latter not only failed to kill Ray, but also prevented him from committing suicide. Though not suitable for all ages due to explicit content regarding language, drug abuse, racism, it is an intense movie veiled by witty but dark humor, fantastic dialogue, beautiful locations. Must see.