I had only heard of this film, and only watched it, for the sake of sating my IMDb top 250 obsession. So much better than I expected! But also not really one of the 250 greatest films of all time. But some outstanding performances, and a decent balance of observation,  action, comedy and pretentiousness. Reckon Martin McDonagh could do a rather nifty English language remake, if such a thing were called for, it has that In Bruges vibe (only 15 years earlier!)

Not sure it's possible to overstate how many ideas this film has, from its basic story of one friend trying to distance himself from another, to the analogy of a small village to pretty much any person's own social circle, to civil war in the background, all the way down to the imagery of lush green fields criss-crossed by stone walls.

Gonna be thinking about this one for many years, although it is hard work at times, between the laugh-out-loud moments.

And yes, I'm going to be haunted by the fear that I'm the dull one.