My favorite dark comedy film

Rating: 9/10 (25 November 2019)

In Bruges stars Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, and Ralph Finnes and is directed by Martin McDonagh. The story revolves around two hit men who hide out in a little town in Belgium called Bruges. And one of them loves the town, while the other one hates and despises it. This movie connects with me as will everyone else. I can't tell you how many times I've been across the world and have been bored out of mind because this is the oldest church or the history of this piece of art. Some places around the world have interested me as well as the history, but after a while it becomes excruciating and boring. And that's what this movie does so well. In Bruges captures these two characters that we can relate to these two people. We've all been that one person who is fascinated by history and the other one who finds this place dull and mundane. Before Martin McDonagh directed Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and Seven Psychopaths this was his first movie he directed. And what he gives us is one of my favorite dark comedies since Pulp Fiction. It's so brilliantly written with subtle references to Martin's own version of what heaven and hell looks like, but for the rest of the movie it's far from subtle. He's not afraid to write what's on his mind unlike some script writers who are hesitant because they'll offend someone. Martin gives us his own version of a dark comedy and doesn't try to copy anything from Guy Ritchie or Quentin Tarantino. This movie does a brilliant job of balancing comedy and drama, but even during those drama moments the movie still finds humor. Each of the three main characters bring their own style of humor to the table as they come up with their own version of heaven and hell. Overall this is one of my favorite dark comedies that is definitely worth watching if you're a fan of dark humor.