Pride and Glory - short review
Short movie review: Once again the NYPD turns to be a corrupt swamp - worth watching 
The Plot: Four police officer homicides in New York City initiate an investigation eventually unveiling the ugly true about morale standards of the department. In the saga bad apples and heros of a multi-generation police officers family have to make difficult choices and face the full extent of their consequences…
Flickcritique says: Great cast with Edward Norton playing a cop named Ray and Collin Farrell as Ray’s brother-in-law Francis! Particularly, Colin recently outperforming in In Bruges does a great job again. I have to admit I became a fan of his despite initial doubts regarding his acting skills. The story is not too complicated but the screen play is rock solid and convincing. Little color saturation makes NYC look morbid, which matches perfectly the atmosphere of the movie. Me and my friends liked the movie, despite the disappointingly righteous, Hollywood-style ending. And despite the a bit too shaky camera 
Oh, one thing is gonna come up on moviemistakes.com for sure is Ray’s big but temporary disappearing facial scare No one is perfect they say and director Gavin O’Connor seems not to be a perfectionist either
Watch it if you liked: Cop Land (1997) with Silvester Stallone unveiling the truth about suburban cop idyll or The Departed (2006) with Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and Jack Nicholson playing a cat-and-mouse game.
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‘In Bruges’ – read short review
In a nutshell: Young hit man suffers from his exile in Belgian province after messing up his first job. A brilliant tragicomedy with Collin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Ralph Fiennes - one of the best movies this year (2008).
The Story: The English hit man Ray (Collin Farrell) and his associate and friend Ken (Brendan Gleeson) arrive in Bruges after an assignment that just went wrong. They are supposed to stay down for a while. While Ken, the senior killer is enjoying the beautiful medieval town, sightseeing and having a relaxed time, Ray is suffering from both, little excitement in ‘the shit hole’ as he calls the town and the guilt, as it was him who made a bad mistake. What he does not know is that it is supposed to be his final vacation, before he would be hold to account by his principled boss, Harry (Ralph Fiennes).
Both, Ray and Ken meet during their days in Bruges Marie, the advanced in pregnancy hotel owner, the local drug dealing beauty Chloë, her former boy friend and small-time criminal Eirik and a person of short stature Jimmy, an American actor shooting a Dutch movie in Bruges. As Harry realizes that Ken has second thoughts about executing his orders and punishing Ray, he makes the effort and comes to the town personally, to make sure that this time things go smoothly. Obviously, his arrival leads to a show down that is anything but what he had in mind.
Flickcritique says: It’s the dialogs that make the movie exceptional – they are just amazingly funny Music is also very good, particularly the piano jingling as Ken and Ray make their obligatory tourist tour through Bruges’ foggy canals. Clearly it is Collin Farrell’s best movie so far. Same applys to Ralph Fiennes. Brendan Gleeson is as brilliant, as he always is. Together, they make a fabulous acting trio. On top of this you get to see a magnificent, medieval town in autumnal, little saturated colors. The flick, spiced up with loads of anything but politically correct jokes ‘In Bruges’ is absolutely worth watching.
Conclusion: it is a great movie – highly recommended
Best movie quote: Almost all dialogue are brilliantly funny. But this one is just hilarious:
“If I’d grown up on a farm and was retarded, Bruges might impress me. But I didn’t, so it doesn’t.”
Watch it if you liked: The Boondock Saints (1999), Very Bad Things (1998)