"You're an innanimate fuckin object". Probably one of my favorite lines of all time.

watching it felt like reading a good book.

"What am I gonna be... a doctor?" Colin's delivery of this line gets me every time haha

"It's a inanimate fucking object". "you are inanimate fucking object!"

I think Bruges was supposed to be a metaphor for purgatory, which is also something they've mentioned and talked about during the scene at the museum. Purgatory is supposed to be a place for sinners to go and pay for their sins till they're clean enough to enter heaven. And that's what happened to all the main characters during the course of the film and/or during their stay in Bruges, they've all paid for their sins, one way or the other.

This one is in my top five for sure. You end up loving the three main characters even though they kill people. The acting was great. The movie was all around brilliant.

To me this film is about redemption through forgiveness. This comment contains a big SPOILER: SPOILER: I re watched this film again last night and I cant believe it took me this long to realise that Bruges is metaphor for purgatory. It so well spelled out but I was just enjoying the one liners and sublime acting so much that I missed it the first few times I watched. Ray is in purgatory awaiting judgement for his misdeed, will Harry send him to hell or will Ken succeed in allowing him to be redeemed and move in the direction of heaven. BIG ASS SPOILER: At the end you're not meant to know if Ray lives or not. Its left purposefully ambiguous. What you do know is that Rays soul has been redeemed by Kens efforts because he no longer wishes to die IE: Rays last lines in the film “I really really hoped I wouldn’t die I really really hoped I wouldn’t die.” A layered and nuanced film that still manages to remain fun.

This is brilliant. Great film review for a fantastic film.

Idk why but my favorite part about this movie is the pacing. The beginning drags like all hell and I actually contemplated turning it off because it has such a slow start, but after the midway point the movie becomes incredibly interesting. But the craziest thing is by the end of the movie, I realized how important and crucial the pacing of the beginning was, and loved it after subsequent viewings. While it may not seem that big of a deal to some, I've never seen a movie that made me hate the beginning initially and then have me love it after watching the movie in its whole. It just felt so meta.

Love everything about this movie. One of my all time favourites. Everything from the clothes to the setting, the music, the cinematography, lighting etc.. The pace of the movie, the general 'feel' of it.

Yes ... its a little hidden gem. Extremely good movie with beautiful music

Glad I saw the movie without watching the trailer, not that the trailer ruined the movie. but being taken by surprise with every scene was just wonderful.

This is a masterpiece. I think you really captured the soul of this movie. And what hell really is.

Have you ever thought about the title of the film? I think the meaning goes deeper. Ray (the childish - naive) hitman, names Brudges - "Hell". The city is grey, gothic, has depresive pictures and statues about humans suffering. The only ones that thinks that Brudges is lovely and beautiful are Harry and Ken. They like "hell". I think that's why Ken wants to save Ray, he knows he hasn't go deep in the road of "sin" as Harry and him had. He wants to save him from hell, that's why he tells him to go far from Brudges. But everything seems to keep him In Brudges, because of the kid until he makes a choice. He choose purgatory, to face punishment (to face the mother). Even the people in costumes in the last scene as he's being carried are similar to the purgatory of the painting he liked. He said that purgatory is for people that was shitty but not entirely bad. That's why he doesn't want to die, he wants to make amends to not to end up all eternity In Brudges.

great commentary on a flawless movie well done!

The brilliance of the screenplay makes it feel like a Coen Brothers movie

I love how in depth this video is with discussing this film, which so greatly deserves it. it's edited very well too!

movie is a masterpiece.

Man I've been about the vast majority of KZfaq review channels and you're the best. Great to see a proper analysis like this which you can't really find anywhere else, keep it up!

In Bruges remains the most perfect film I've ever seen.

Loved this indepth yet concise analysis, well supported by well chosen bits of the movie. Flawless, you got yourself a new sub today.

Brilliant review! I've seen this movie about 2-3 times, and you pointed out some things I didn't notice before. bravo!

Subscribed for hopefully more of these. Not only was this a fantastic analysis of an equally fantastic movie but you made me fall in love with the movie once again and I'm about to dig it out of my DVD collection and watch it again with your comments in mind.

i love that movie, for me is a master piece

Wow. This was a fantastic analysis for the film. I'm definitely impressed. Subbed.

i love that you tell me why i love the movies i love. its lovely

Your videos are so great, the only remote complaint I could possibly have is that I have to wait for the next one to come out. Keep it up, Im loving them.

beautiful analysis! This movie is brilliant, and so is your review! Even as a cinema student who has seen this movie about 40 times, your review shows me a few things I hadn't realize. Good job!

The first time I watched it I didn't notice any of the depth because of how funny it is. Very re-watchable and one of my favorite movies.

Your reviews always makes me love the movie more.

I've owned this movie since it came out on DVD. Your review convinced me to finally dig it out ('cause who uses DVDs anymore..?) and watch it. Subscriber +1. Great job.

Great commentary on a great movie. This is a film that didn't get it's due. I loved everything about it. Performances were fantastic all around.

Great review for a wonderful movie. I was very pleasantly surprised when I first watched In Bruges.

Excellent explanation of the movie. It’s one of my favorite films. Colin’s performance is easily one of his best.

Incredible review and in-depth analysis of "In Bruges." Well done chap.

Thanks for this. I watched this in the cinema and at the time was a bit confused, but really felt that i had watched something good for once. This helped me understand what i liked about the film.

Fantastic review. This has always been one of my favorite movies and no one has ever heard of it. At least you have. Kudos.

I love your video! And this flick, of course. What I love so much about it is that even though they're killers, they're just so nice to each other and you just wanna hug them and tell them that everything's alright. And especially I love that between them they're so civilized. To other people, that's another story, but still, they realize their less good actions and can actually feel sorry, and guilty. One of the big themes is guilt, obviously. This is actually my first impression, I just saw this movie, it's really brilliant and funny, to anyone who's reading this and hasn't seen it, I hardly recommend.

Absolutely love it. Acting, cinematography, music. It's excellent. If I do this for long enough, it'll get it's own video (there's just a good number of movies ahead of it at the moment)

Great analysis! One thing I picked up on watching the movie was the painting that Ken is looking at in the museum, Bosch's "The Last Judgement". He tells Ray that the people depicted in the piece are in purgatory, awaiting judgement. For Ken, Ray and as it turns out, Harry, Bruges is their purgatory.

The ending of this movie gives me chills every time.

This is absolutely fantastic

Awesome review man! I actually went to there and visited those spots in the movie. The movie was great and Belgium is awesome. Thanks for such a great video.

Man, You're amazing! Keep it up! :)

I loved the film when I watched it a few years ago, I thought it was hilarious. However your analysis made me understand just how good of a film it actually is. Thankyou

That's so great, i look forward to more 'Movies I Love' and especially that one.

Excellent review of an excellent film - loved the ending too - one of the many memorable comments from the film.

(And so can you) there definitely is a difference between movies that one loves and that others can love, but then there's movies that are one's own and nobody else should discover them through one's recommendation

Great review in terms of your view on the moral themes and dilemma's. I adore this movie and enjoy every possibility to ponder its meaning and just hear people talk about it. Maybe work on the music and background of your voice when you intercut with scenes from the film. But all in all, glad I watched this!

That is the first vid from you and I love it. I wounder why you don't have millions of subscribers.....

Another great review, don't stop!

Still trying to love this film. Have liked it for years, but I’m not full in. This review helped. Well done!

Great stuff as usual.

Great review. It's been awhile since I've seen this movie, but I have the urge to rewatch!

Great job. Til I found you, Rob Ager has been my go to for film analysis but the depths of his views can sometimes drown out portions of his viewership. This was tightly constructed and smartly/gentle execution of your thoughts formed into a well structured insightful analysis for this film. Good job.. Go forth and prosper ...

Great analysis for this wonderful movie!

A very interesting analysis. I'm certainly going to have a look at your other videos. Cheers and peace to you.

Great analysis. I didn't even notice half of this stuff.

What a terrific analysis!

So I'm super fucking late to the party, but has anyone who's seen this movie read The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien? A black comedy about a Irishman who flees to a fucking fairytale land after committing a murder for money only to realize . . . well, let's just say I saw the similarity halfway through the film and the ending cemented my view.

This might be my favorite movie. I think everyone should try to watch it and to me "Two hitmen hides in Bruges to await instructions from their boss after a job went wrong" just is intriguing enough to get someone interested. By the way, I wanna mention that Harry chose his own demise by picking the Dum-Dum bullets. He says "I know I shouldn't, but I will." He really shouldn't have, because if he didn't, the midgets head wouldn't have exploded and he would see that he had not shot a child.

It's sad people can't allow themselves to have a good time with this film because there is un-PC stuff to it. It's the main criticism you here about it.

One of the few movies I actually liked Colin Farrell in.

One of my favorite Christmas movies

When I reheard the first sentence, it sounds like he said "after I killed 'im." It's possible he was saying "killed 'em." Even if he didn't, this movie is the tightest, most full circle script I've ever seen. Every single decision has consequences, and is ultimately important. I especially love Harry's "I know I shouldn't..." when he's offered the dum-dums. If not for that decision, he would have seen it wasnt a child.

This review is brilliant.

Ralph Fienes best line ever....

Absolutely terrific film!

Excellent analysis.

What are your thoughts on Seven Psychopaths, a lot of my friends disliked it, but it's actually one of my favourite movies.

Garage w/ Pat Shortt is a wonderful film. Also just had the pleasure of watching Calvary-Brilliant!

You got yourself a new subscriber.

Also as I understand it, at the end of the movie, the film set that Ray wanders onto whilst trying to escape from Harry is filled with people dressed as the beings depicted within "The Last Judgement". I remember reading that somewhere but don't remember where.

This is a great review about a great movie.

Loved this flick!

This was a brilliant review, I really enjoyed the film. It was one of the better black comedies of recent years.

Brilliant film and a very good review.

In Bruges in one of my favorite films, and if anything this video made me like (or at least appreciate it) a whole lot more. Really enjoy these videos, please keep them coming! Out of interest, roughly how many times do you watch these films to pull them apart as completely as you do? I missed so many of the subtle things you pointed out!!

I love this movie. It's just all about characters and story, nothing flashy, no CGI, it's not fast moving, just a great story.

Great review of this great film. You touched on it but I don't think I've heard anyone say is that Ray can not see the beauty of the place. He feels he doesn't deserve it and his mind is preoccupied. I would be interesting to see how his character reacted had he come before the accident, he might have loved it. At this time, for him, everywhere is a shit hole, even Dublin

Great movie review, tied it up quite well. Took me out of it when you used audio from the different clips. May I suggest using one bit of audio from the entire movie as an overlay instead of switching pieces? I was listening to what you were saying then taken out of the moment when the music changed. Keep it up!

One of my favorite ❤️

Fantastic film. Fantastic review.

Beautiful review for a beautiful movie

IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THIS FILM - DO NOT WATCH THIS!!!!!!!! - Wow, what a great analysis of the film. You sound like the producer selling this to a Movie company - Well Done!!!!!! I can only add is the haunting beautiful score by the great composer Carter Burwell. This is one a perfect film.....

You nailed it. I loved this film. Now I know why. ...lol!!

Great review man! Have you reviewed London Boulevard?

Nice analysis of the movie! Mirrors my own take on many of the themes it presents. Your movie play list uncannily matches that of my own. In addition to the films I mentioned below, check out Wrestling Earnest Hemingway w/ Richard Harris and Robert Duvall!

Terrific review and can you please give me the name of the song in the video. Sorry for my english

Love all your reviews! Any chance you could make your next one for "There Will Be Blood"?

Your videos are really great, could you maybe tell me what you of think of the Assasination of Jesse James?

Great analysis

One of my favouriues i liked so much the incredible performance of colin farell he is really very talented and a great actor

The scene where Ken tells he's judged his life and says he's only killed bad men (except for one lollipop man) explains he's given his life a hard weighing. But as this reviewer says, he still is earnestly concerned. And, I cannot be completely sure of the character's backstory but I also imagine he could've worked for Harry way back in an honest sense but, after his wife was murdered he became a hitman because he lost his will to live the "god-fearing" life. The scene with the hit in the church even alluded that these hitmen only kill for money- not anger or senseless nothing. His life, upon losing its higher meaning, was sacrificed to pay back a friend/boss. Even in this scene as he's going to sacrifice himself-having to do it himself instead of by Harry's gun- he drops coins to warn off any pedestrians below to stay clear as to not be hurt.. tears. People say that doctors/nurses, cops, and firemen are the real heroes etc, but I objectly disagree. I cannot judge these groups to be an all-encompassing type of heroes. I have acquaintances from high school who've become all these and none were very heroic-they're all in it for the security of salary and benefits to pay for their lifestyle. But men and women like Ken walk the earth, I know this. Those people are the heroes. He didn't just give his last breath to save Ray, he gave a suicidal Ray hope (Ray's last words are he hoped he wouldn't die). All I can say is that I wish I had someone like that in my life.

Harry is a great charcater. Even when he is the "villain" he is not a bad person. How he ask for sorry to her wife after the insult. How he forgives Ken on the toward. How does he feel bad after shooting Ken, and explains why he did it, how he doesnt want to pass over the hotel woman. Of course by the end the way he ends his own life. Truly a great villain and I choose Harry over other know villains like The jocker.

Hey y'all, Ray is the Id, Ken is the Ego, Harry is the Superego. Bye y'all, :)

fucking brilliant review! beautifully put into words :)

Hahah the end is great.

Love this film, also want to add how quotable the film is.

Please do The Social Network. You said it's Fincher's best movie in Fight Club review. I'd love to watch it.