Touching dark comedy.

Rating: 8/10 (28 June 2017)

I have never been to Belgium. I have never wanted to go to Belgium. However, after seeing Brendan Gleeson (Ken) and Colin Farrell (Ray) explore and then engage in a series of violent incidents all over the gorgeous medieval city of Bruges, it has suddenly moved near the top of my must-see list in Europe.
The very fact that even after seeing a body tumble out of a clock tower and fall in a bloody squelch on the cobblestones the idea of climbing the clock tower still remains appealing speaks to Bruges's beauty. The movie itself is a journey through both the city as well as the depth of human guilt and depravity. It includes romance and action, humor and tragedy.
It definitely has its faults. The sequencing of gun fights near the end seemed to be built around what was convenient for the plot, not what would actually make any sense. It is, however, a well-done movie overall, and one that deserves to be seen by more than just people on the train to Bruges.
(I saw this on June 28, 2017.)