In Bruges

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In Bruges
Directed: Martin McDonagh
Starring: Colin Farrell, Brenden Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Clemence Poesy
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Synopsis: Two hit men are sent to hide out in Bruges, Belgium for two weeks. One goes crazy in the medieval town while the other likes its charm. They are also never around when their boss calls, which makes the boss very angry.

From the trailers, it appeared to be a light-hearted comedy about a pair of hit men stuck in a medieval town in Belgium while they await their orders from their boss, as much as a hitman movie can be light-hearted. It is really much more than that right from the beginning. The kill that Ray (Colin Farrell) made did not go as planned. He screwed up, but his boss (Ralph Fiennes) tells Ray and his partner, Ken (Brendan Gleeson), to go to Bruges, Belgium to hide out until he can figure out what can be done for the major mess they made.

While in Belgium, there is tons of hilarity with Ray really hating the tourist city and going stir crazy while being stuck there, mostly because he has major guilt over what happened during the hit. Ken loves the city and does all the touristy stuff and basically making the best of it while waiting to hear from the boss. While I didn’t expect the movie to go to such a dark place at times, it was a great mix of dark comedy with just a hint darkness, and that is mostly due to Colin Farrell. He actually can act when he isn’t trying to do a big budget Hollywood movie. It was also nice to hear him with his Irish accent rather than using a fake American one.

The movie ended up being a nice surprise. What I thought would be a funny, little film, ended up having a bit more substance and it made it even better.

Rating: B+

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