In Bruges

Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes

Bruges (pronounced "broozh"), the most well-preserved medieval city in the whole of Belgium, is a welcoming destination for travelers from all over the world. But for hit men Ray (Colin Farrell) and K...( read more  read more... )en (Brendan Gleeson), it could be their final destination; a difficult job has resulted in the pair being ordered right before Christmas by their London boss Harry (two-time Academy Award nominee Ralph Fiennes) to go and cool their heels in the storybook Flemish city for a couple of weeks. Very much out of place amidst the gothic architecture, canals, and cobbled streets, the two hit men fill their days living the lives of tourists. Ray, still haunted by the bloodshed in London, hates the place, while Ken, even as he keeps a fatherly eye on Ray's often profanely funny exploits, finds his mind and soul being expanded by the beauty and serenity of the city. But, the longer they stay waiting for Harry's call, the more surreal their experience becomes, as they find themselves in weird encounters with locals, tourists, violent medieval art, a dwarf American actor shooting a European art film, Dutch prostitutes, and a potential romance for Ray in the form of Chloë, who may have some dark secrets of her own. And, when the call from Harry does finally come, Ken and Ray's vacation becomes a life-and-death struggle of darkly comic proportions and surprisingly emotional consequences.

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R, 1 hr. 41 min.

Directed by: Martin McDonagh

Released: January 17, 2008

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DVD Released: June 24, 2008

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  • July 1, 2009
    Ralph Fiennes, Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell compose the axis of this black comedy, unfolding in the "fairy tale"-like Bruges. Probably one of the most amusing films I've seen lately, In Bruges is equal parts cruel and flat out funny, all while being based (oddly enough) on a... ...( read more )
  • May 31, 2009
    one word...OMG!!! so the first hour and 20 min was kinda boring BUT THE ENDING WAS GREAT!!..

    See this movie even it u are getting bored with it hold out for the end its GREAT!!! RALPH FIENNES!!!?
  • April 20, 2009
    The first 20 minutes are quite entertaining, no action, just talking, almost a homage to the absurdity, a common theme in Belgian cinema. Then comes the first flash-back... and the film morphs into a petty and uninteresting version of a Guy Ritchy's movie. Well worth avoiding.
  • April 5, 2009
    Colin Farrell was born to play Ray. Finally, after so many flops, Farrell has found a film that illuminates his talent. Brendan Gleeson is flawless as per usual, and this time he finally gets a lead role to show off his talents. Of course, it's always a joy to watch Ralph Fien... ...( read more )
  • April 3, 2009
    Slow, boring and not-at-all funny. I only watched this for Fiennes, so I wasn't expecting much...and was still disappointed. The odd thing, Farrell and Gleeson are incredibly good in this. Fiennes seemes like he has better things to do, and that makes sense, because this is not a... ...( read more )
  • July 2, 2009
    Though it was a funny movie... But this movie is quite depressive... It's a MASSIVE KILLING. I was quite surprised by the end of the movie.. but I like the dark humour, it's brutal but quite good.

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February 22, 2008
Edward Havens, FilmJerk.com

Doesn't need to be too hip or too cool to be damn good. full review

February 15, 2008
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

'After I killed him, I dropped the gun in the Thames' -- so begins In Bruges, an insanely clever thug's tale so rife with obscenity that those 11 words form one of the longest complete sentences that ... full review

February 8, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today

It is easily one of the best debut feature films in recent memory. The notion of a pair of hit men cooling their heels as they're forced to play tourist in a picture-postcard town is clever enough. Bu... full review

February 8, 2008
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

In Bruges is not a great movie, but there's no mistaking that it's the product of a great talent. full review

February 8, 2008
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

If you could hoist a film on your shoulders and parade it through the theater for adulation and hoorays, the new British crime comedy In Bruges would be the one. full review

February 8, 2008
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

This film debut by the theater writer and director Martin McDonagh is an endlessly surprising, very dark, human comedy, with a plot that cannot be foreseen but only relished. full review

February 7, 2008
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

In Bruges is a haunting and hypnotic movie, just the thing to get lost in. full review

February 6, 2008
Armond White, The New York Press

It's deeply insulting to movie audiences when an award-winning playwright thinks that this sub-Tarantino nonsense carries the essence of cinema in some way. full review

February 4, 2008
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker

No one wants a movie that tiptoes in step with political correctness, yet the willful opposite can be equally noxious. full review

February 4, 2008
David Edelstein, New York Magazine

It's obvious why [director] McDonagh wanted to launch his film career with bang-bang instead of talk-talk. But his timing seems off. full review

Comments


  • neogirl3
    January 26, 2009
    what an awesomse film, it rocks
  • pixiepwr72
    November 29, 2008
    Great Film.....all around
  • MaydayKoigo
    June 14, 2008
    I want to warn everybody about the trailor for this film, It makes the film out to look crap I think, but I have the feeling that it will be a brilliant movie which could be more original than most, so be carefull not to judge a book by it's cover! :)
  • flditems1
    February 18, 2008
    A friendof mine & myself last night decided to go see a film, with no plans in mind of what to see.
    After both quashing each others first couple choices, we agreed on this, since neither of us had any idea what it was about, but both said "Colin Farrell, cant be that bad".

    What it was, was the BEST movie I have seen in a longtime that I had no expectations about. Funny as hell. Serious at the same time. It had midgets (uhh, dwarves), hookers, conmen/conwomen, hitmen, and so much more. It was random froms tart to end, but tied the whole package together well at the end. Comedic genius.
    I cant figure out who the people are that have this down to only 3.5 stars, but they clearly are too politically correct to find ANYTHING funny, and thus hated this, because it does manage to poke fun at probably every race imaginable. But you still laugh when you heaqr it, because the delivery was great.

    AA+++
  • sexylove390
    February 9, 2008
    I SAW THE TRAILER AND IT LOOKED SOO FUNNY. I WANNA SEE IT. COLIN FARRELL HOTTTT.
  • AussieJenni
    February 5, 2008
    Official sites for In Bruges (2008)

    http://www.filminfocus.com/focus-movies/in-bruges/movie-splash.php
  • nelltoo
    January 19, 2008
    I was on the set. This film is frickin' awesome. Everybody better go see it.
  • mariannetje
    January 12, 2008
    i lived in bruges for 2 years and its not a stupid city !
    but good movie i think .. but its not a stupid city !!!!!! :p

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