tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post6315895018952560700..comments2024-03-19T04:14:57.476+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': In Bruges - film reviewMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-6012173945746850522014-04-30T01:24:20.563+01:002014-04-30T01:24:20.563+01:00I wasn't as big a fan of the movie as the othe...I wasn't as big a fan of the movie as the other commentators. While I thought it was visually very beautiful, I thought the changes in tone were too jarring and asking the viewer to in some way sympathize with a man who kills a child...well, I couldn't make that leap. The big surprise to me was Ralph Fiennes who reminded me of Ben Kingsley's character in "Sexy Beast": single-mindedly violent, but capable of enormous (if misplaced) sentimentality.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-35250477771249770062014-04-29T22:37:42.281+01:002014-04-29T22:37:42.281+01:00I visited Bruges a few years back, and they were f...I visited Bruges a few years back, and they were filming In Bruges at the time. As it's not a huge place, the whole town was agog and you saw the film-makers everywhere. So of course I went to see it when it came out, and I was very very impressed - I thought it was gripping, clever, very funny, and also had a moral compass to match The Godfather (the gold standard of such films in my view). So you could say I'm a fan! Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-31769450579357885942014-04-28T21:08:07.769+01:002014-04-28T21:08:07.769+01:00I really loved this film when I saw it in the thea...I really loved this film when I saw it in the theatre. I think what raised it above the average for me most was the way Farrell played the conscience-stricken hitman.<br /><br />I saw Don't Look Now only recently, so may have to go back to In Bruges again to pick up on the references.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-67433325407929967252014-04-28T15:05:25.204+01:002014-04-28T15:05:25.204+01:00By the end of this movie my opinion of Colin Farre...By the end of this movie my opinion of Colin Farrel as an actor had completley changed fo rthe better. The climax to me was rather shocking and the movie;s intent changes completely veering away from a black humor comedy. I think it's intended to be a story of redemption and forgiveness. It was pretty powerful for me.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.com