Blew away my expectations

Rating: 10/10 (1 August 2008)

Forget all that Sundance crap. Regardless if you consider Sundance the protector umbrella of the last good scripts or just an overblown indie front, this movie is good! And it is good at more levels than one.
The acting, first of all, is great. All the actors are top notch to a degree that I haven't seen in a long time. Colin Farrell does his usual bad boy performance, but he adds a lot of emotional dimensions to his act. Really good job. I like Ralph Fiennes, and he seems he got the "bad bug" after he played Voldemort and he will be playing more negative roles from now on.
The script is funny to laugh at and sad to cry. It is both complex in metaphors and simple enough to be enjoyed by anyone. A truly good script if I've ever seen one. A bit boring at the start, but hey, it was setting the stage for a great act.
The music wasn't bad either, the location (a medieval burg in Belgium called Bruges) was nice, too. All in all, a must see. What the hell, I'll rate it 10 out of 10.