#eric godon

”Oh, I also have some dumdums.” “You use this word, 'dumdums'?”

You are about the worst tourist in the whole world.

In Bruges    [trailer]

Guilt-stricken after a job gone wrong, hitman Ray and his partner await orders from their ruthless boss in Bruges, Belgium, the last place in the world Ray wants to be.

Seeing The Guard recently, it made me want to watch again this film directed by the other McDonagh brother, and also co-starring Brendan Gleeson.

Equally full of dark humour, but with a stronger serious component about guilt. The two would make for an excellent double bill.

I know it's silly, but I enjoy listening to Ralph Fiennes swearing.

Anna

”’Alcoves’, yes.” “It's kind of like ‘nooks and crannies’.”

WATCHING

This movie is 💯💯 times better than Atomic Blonde.

Fight me over it. That is all.

Anna    [trailer]

Beneath Anna Poliatova's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world's most feared government assassins.

I have no idea, how various scenes of this Besson's "Greatest Hits" compilation were intended to resonate with the viewer. But if you watch it with the right attitude, then this is much more entertaining and funnier than one would expect.

You can laugh at lots of bad clichés and stereotypes, like the model business, Russians playing chess and bad dialogue. As well as ridiculous scenes like the confession of the arms dealer.

Helen Mirren's character plays more like a parody than a real character. And Cillian Murphy's is shifting between being very cool and tough, and being really soft.

And there are also some genuinely funny scenes, like, when she needs his finger, and when the opposing agents get "rescued".

The set up and the action in the restaurant scene is ridiculous. But no more than your average John Wick movie.