Club Columbia DVD would like to introduce you to a living legend.  He’s a playwright.  He wrote a dark, dark, black comedy called The Pillowman which remains one of the funniest things I’ve read today.  I was surprised at how good his writing was- most playwrights just don’t get it, but then I found out why he is so good- he’s a cinema man.

His dialogue has pace, rhythm, violence- and he got this from Martin Scorsese, Terrence Malick and Quentin Tarantino (all personal favourites of Club Columbia DVD), not from playwrights like Tennessee Williams or John Osborne.  This guy was brought up on film, and finally he has made the transition from the stage to the screen, where he really belongs.

He’s Irish.  He’s rude.  He’s offensive, but intelligent.  His name is Martin McDonagh.  For the record you’re going to hear a lot more from this man, so watch out.

This year his first feature film was released called In Bruges.  The poster made it seem like a Colin Farrell action picture- but I don’t think anyone was prepared for what the film actually was.  It starts off in Belgium.  Quaint.  Slow.  Martin McDonagh’s writing slowly warms up- mostly I think so that the audience can get used to it- most films advertised have such bad writing, that people just expect it now.

Not in this movie though.  Not by a long shot.  In the beginning we hear this introduction:

After I killed him, I dropped the gun in the Thames, washed the residue off me hands in the bathroom of a Burger King, and walked home to await instructions.  Shortly thereafter the instructions came through- “Get the fuck out of London, you dumb fucks.  Get to Bruges.”

I didn’t even know where Bruges fucking was.

[pause]

It’s in Belgium.

This film is amazing.  Colin Farrell and Ralph Fiennes play roles you wouldn’t expect them in, and they are hilarious.  This film won’t be for everybody- this is another movie you should miss if you attend church regularly and have more than 3 cats.  There are midgets, prostitutes, drugs, guns, violence and gore- all dealt with in the funniest way possible.

This is one film that you may have missed.  Go see it.  Unplug the telephone when you see it.  It’s that good.  Amazon has In Bruges for $19.99 which is a bit much, so you may want to rent it.  Whatever you do, go see it.  Club Columbia DVD forbids you to watch it twice in a row though- it’s such a good film that you may never leave the house again.  Seriously.

 

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