In the interests of proper representation, lets review a non-comicbook related movie…

“Shoot first. Sightsee later.”

Two Irish hitmen take a vacation in Bruges, Belguim… antics ensue, film at eleven.

This movie takes you on a beautiful visual tour of the most well-preserved medieval city in the whole of Belgium.  Our story follows Ray and Ken (played by Colin Farrell and Brendon Gleeson respectively) as Ken takes in the rich tapestry of culture that is Bruges, while Ray being a younger guy who apparently grew up in the big city and has ADHD has no time for culture (Dan are you listening?).

However, we quickly learn that they are not simply on vacation when one of them is forced to choose between loyalty, honor, and friendship.

When I saw this movie being advertized at the Uptown I was skeptical about it merits, “Oh great, another plotless action flick that Colo and Shugi can’t wait to see. It’ll be worse than ’War’ and they will love it.”  They both caught it in the theater… I decided not to waste my money. I should have gone, it was great. In Bruges is skillfully written and not only is it funny, it’s also serious and manages to be thoughtful; it has a heart to it, a message… and the message is: “If you’re going to have princaples, make sure the midget is actually a midget.”

This movie is very quotable, my personal favorite pretty much is the reason why Ray reminds me so much of my friend Dan:

Ken: Ray, you are about the worst tourist in the whole world.
Ray: Ken, I grew up in Dublin. I love Dublin. If I grew up on a farm, and was retarded, Bruges might impress me but I didn’t, so it doesn’t.

Ken: We shall strike a balance between culture and fun.
Ray: Somehow I believe, Ken, that the balance shall tip in the favor of culture, like a big fat fucking retarded fucking black girl on a see-saw opposite…a dwarf.

If you have the opportunity, see this movie.