In Bruge (2008)
Last night I watch the feature debut of short film Oscar winning writer, director Martin McDonagh. The film, on the outer, was about two Irish hitmen hiding out after a botched job. Predicatively, the themes are consequence and regret. I walked away impressed with the film, particularly after being told that is was a feature debut. But like many late eighties, early nineties creations, in these cases at hands of music video directors, In Bruges lacked truth. McDonagh is trying to convey a thin plot with a series of conveniences and hooks. These are classic techniques when working in the short medium, but are obvious and clumsy when applied to a feature. This art does have its masters in Guy Richie and Danny Boyle and we takes these films for what they are. Richie and Boyle have refined this art by using over the top situations and characters, while McDonagh’s attempt to create a more believable story left his film shallow and untruthful.
I guess what I am trying to say is….I liked the film (go see it)..but my snobbery has tainted its memory L
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