By far the best film I've seen this year!

This film absolutely threw me for six!

And to think, this movie was at the very end of my 'to-watch' list on HBO. (Glad it didn't turn into a case of missed opportunity)

I was never a big fan of Colin 'See-How-Good-I-Look-When-I-Brood' Farrell... And crime thrillers usually thrill me about as much as a plate of boiled fish. (With very few exceptions from geniuses like Alfred Hitchcock)

But right from the start, this small tale, set in the small Belgian town of Bruge, shook me to my foundation.

I couldn't help but marvel at how director Martin McDonagh managed to rouse every human emotion possible to make viewers like me sympathise with, believe it or not, three murderers...making me laugh, cry and feel for each character all the way through, right till the end.

And for all that, I'd have to rank this movie head and shoulders above all other films I've seen this year (for the past 4 months, at least), including, yes, the much lauded 'Slumdog Millionaire'.