In Bruges
2008 Directed by Martin McDonagh
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Shoot first. Sightsee later.
Ray and Ken, two hit men, are in Bruges, Belgium, waiting for their next mission. While they are there they have time to think and discuss their previous assignment. When the mission is revealed to Ken, it is not what he expected.
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What a conversation between Harry and Ken would sound like if they were talking about some lame person who doesn't like this movie:
Harry: So he's having a really nice time watching In Bruges?
Ken: Well, I'm having a really nice time watching In Bruges. I'm not sure it's really his cup of tea.
Harry: (Stunned silence) What?
Ken: You know... I'm not sure it's really his thing.
Harry: What do you mean it's not really his thing? What's that supposed to mean? It's not really his thing... What the fuck is that supposed to mean?
Ken: Nothing, Harry.
Harry: But it's a masterpiece, isn't it? How can a masterpiece not be somebody's fucking thing? The brilliant fucking dialogue, the perfect fucking casting, the wonderful fucking blend of the most hilarious dark humor with spine-tingling drama and character development... how can that not be somebody's fucking thing? How can that be? -
Martin McDonagh’s debut feature is a profane black comedy about those two perennial Catholic obsessions - guilt and sin. Two foul-mouthed Irish hitmen are sent to Bruges following a botched job and ordered to wait there until they receive further instructions. The film’s chief success comes in this brilliantly realised central pairing that is a perfect marriage between script and performance.
Colin Farrell plays the grief stricken, Ray - a cocksure and frequently inappropriate Jack the lad who made a grave mistake during his one and only hit. Ray, like practically every other character that finds themselves stuck in Bruges, isn’t particularly nice yet his natural Irish charm and sense of morality (albeit a warped one) make him an interesting,…
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Pure fucking brilliance. Everything fucking works. Fucking humour, fucking emotions, fucking Ralph fucking Fiennes is the fucking best fucking ever.
"You're an inanimate fuckin' object!"
I cannot get over that line. It's so fucking good.
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Well, this was fuckin' or fookin' brilliant.
VOLDEMORT PLAYED A CHARACTER NAMED HARRY
LET IT BE KNOWN THAT VOLDEMORT WANTED TO BE HARRY ALL ALONG, I SMELL JEALOUSY.This is just fucking awesome. I mean you got comedy, Voldemort, guns, violence, a midget, Voldemort, drugs, fuckin' swans and Voldemort.
1. Halfway through the film I said "I should count how many times they say fuck." but then I realized fuck it.
2. How have I not seen this until now? Fucking fuck.
3. I AM OVERWHELMED WITH SADNESS THAT THERE WERE NO SUBTITLES, BUT WHAT I HEARD WAS PERFECTION. FUCK.
4. The fact that there is a swan in the cover art, makes life 10 times fucking better.
5. For fuck's sake it's a fucking good movie, with fucking Colin Farrell and Lord Voldemort.
6. You're an inanimate fuckin' object!
7. ^ Best thing I ever heard.Fucking awesome.
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"How was your date?"
"My date involved two instances of extreme violence, one instance of her hand on my cock and my finger up her thing which lasted all too briefly, one instance of me stealing five grams of very high quality cocaine and one instance of me blinding a puffy little skinhead. So all and all, my evening pretty much evened out."
In some ways, this is the film Guy Ritchie has been trying to make his entire career. It's focused where Guy is vague and delicate where Guy uses an iron glove. He didn't make it, though. And I'm guessing he's a little upset about that.
"You two are weird. Would you like some cocaine?"
The dialogue is…
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2 things will happen after you watch this movie:
1: You will want to go to Bruges and see the swans and the medieval shit
2: Your urge to call people "fookin coonts" will dramatically rise.If you haven't seen this dark comedy criminal masterpiece yet, I would advise you to close this review and try to get on that as soon as possible. I watched an unhealthy amount of movies today, but quotes from this one keep floating through my brain. I saw this movie a couple years ago and though it was alright. I think it's one of those movies that will keep getting better and better every time I watch it. Hey, not every film clicks with…
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Brilliant screenplay. Dark, Funny and Stylish. The return of Farrell.
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I love this film more every time I see it. Best film of 2008 and one of my favorites of the aughts. Fantastic score, hilarious and poignant performances by Brendan Gleeson, Colin Farrell and Ralph Fiennes, and the script is darkly comedic perfection. I will always anticipate a Martin McDonagh film because of this one.
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Another case of failed marketing. The trailer for this film did nothing to interest me, but I finally saw it based on a glowing recommendation. I'm glad I did.
The film is at times alternately laugh-out-loud funny and touchingly dramatic. Its success hinges greatly on the performance and chemistry of its two leads, Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, and both do phenomenal jobs (especially Farrell) helped by a witty script by Martin McDonagh. It had a very "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead" feel to it.
Colin Farrell's role is an excellent departure from his usual characters, this one odd, hilarious, and almost child-like. I would have loved to see him (and Brendan Gleeson) score Oscar nominations for their performances in this film... but they didn't.
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Despite not liking its high-concept follow-up, Seven Psychopaths, at all, I decided to take a look at Martin McDonagh's debut feature In Bruges, mainly due to the almost-universal praise it got from my friends and critics alike. And I am glad that I did, as from now on I can safely say that McDonagh's films are definitely not my cup of tea. Quite surprising given that I generally like black comedies.
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OK, now that I have watched it I am thinking about the best way to review it. If I did a normal review which conformed to the standards I would not be able to do justice to the kind of love that I have for this film. So this, I thought would be the best suited and the most appropriate way to do it.
In Bruges is fookin brilliant.The dialogues are fookin brilliant.
The starkly dark, crude humour is fookin brilliant.
The musical score is just so fookin amazin.
The girl who plays Chloe is so fookin beautiful.
Thekla Reuten is so fookin beautiful.
The midget is fookin brilliant.
The Canadian guy and Yuri were fookin brilliant.
Ralph Fiennes…
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Magnificent hitman capers, that musters knockout performances and a poignant philosophical standpoint. The dialogue is crisp and regularly hilarious, but it's the deeper musings on life, honour and the beyond that elevate "In Bruges" to the level of certifiable classic. The characterization is an amusing mix of sincere and brazenly absurd, a tough balance to strike, but director/writer Martin McDonagh achieves it with poetic class. One of my favourite films of all time, dealing as it does with sublime comedy, grief, guilt, redemption and of course "fuckin' Bruges". It also dares to ask the question "is it okay to shoot a lollipop man if he knows karate?" [A]
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This movie is great! It was crazy going back and forth from serious scenes to comedic ones. Didn't imagine it to be that great though until I actually saw it. Collin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson completely kill it during the film, and I'm left sitting here, wondering whether to be happy or sad. Not too many films can accomplish that, so kudos to McDonagh !
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My god I loved this movie. I've never given two anythings for Colin Farrell, but he was pretty much perfect in this role. Everyone in the entire movie was, and the writing almost stole the show.
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Martin McDonagh’s debut feature is a profane black comedy about those two perennial Catholic obsessions - guilt and sin. Two foul-mouthed Irish hitmen are sent to Bruges following a botched job and ordered to wait there until they receive further instructions. The film’s chief success comes in this brilliantly realised central pairing that is a perfect marriage between script and performance.
Colin Farrell plays the grief stricken, Ray - a cocksure and frequently inappropriate Jack the lad who made a grave mistake during his one and only hit. Ray, like practically every other character that finds themselves stuck in Bruges, isn’t particularly nice yet his natural Irish charm and sense of morality (albeit a warped one) make him an interesting,…