Overlooked masterpiece.

Rating: 10/10 (7 July 2019)

FIrst review. Spoiler free.
Hard to beleive it´s been 11 years since I first saw it. A friend of mine showed it to me even though I could barely speak english at the time (learning english in Ireland is helpful though) but even though I couldn't understand some of the dialogue I instantly fell in love with this movie.
The main cast (Fiennes,Gleeson, Farell) is just incredible and they deliver some of the best performance of their respective carreers. Dialogues are sharp and hilarious though never feel forced or out of place, every details count.
Writing is good, it´s definitly not a story you´ve heard before and the way the characters evolve and react is rarely seen in movies.
Direction is masterfull. Photography is great, the shots (mostly at night) of the city really set the mood from the very first scene as is the music.
Probably one of the very best movie in the very tricky genre of Dark comedy as some dialogues can be truly hilarious even though the set up is dark, almost desperate at time.
A must see although it might not be for everyone.
Best movie from McDonnagh so far in my opinion, yes even better than Three Bilboards.. even though I loved it. They actually have a lot in common.
McDonnagh might be one of the best director of his generation and I hope to see more in the future.