2008 Directed by Martin McDonagh
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.
Colin Farrell Brendan Gleeson Ralph Fiennes Clémence Poésy Thekla Reuten Jordan Prentice Elizabeth Berrington Jérémie Renier Mark Donovan Eric Godon Anna Madeley Theo Stevenson Olivier Bonjour Stephanie Carey Zeljko Ivanek Rudy Blomme Jamie Edgell Sachi Kimura Jean Mark Favorin Emily Thorling Ann Elsley Susan Ateh Ciarán Hinds Matt Smith Robbie Kay
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?
The only film where you will witness Madeye Moody and Voldemort sit in a bar and call each other cunts.
someone: h-
me: Colin Farrell won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Com
someone: i didn’t as-
me: edy or Musical for his performance as Ray, a guilt-stricken hitman, in the dark comedy In Bruges (2008) dir Martin McDonagh
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.
"I'm sorry for calling you an inanimate object. I was upset."
colin farrell is such a daddy. please, colin, carry me away from bruges in your strong irish arms.
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,…
Despite appreciating it, I wasn't exactly enamored with Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, so I was ready to be disappointed by In Bruges. And it did take me a while to fully appreciate this film. I still don't hold it in nearly as high regard as most do, but I have to admit that there's something special about it. It doesn't fully commit to either pure comedy or a more serious approach to its story, so it can feel a little tonally inconsistent at first. I was a little put off for some reason by the slightly serious depiction of the absurd things happening. Most of all that was likely down to it being quite different and this being the first…
I normally don't enjoy movies about terrible people being terrible, but there was something charming about Colin Farrell's witless assassin that sucked me in.
Wow, what a movie. Riveting, on the edge of your seat, slow subtle plot, beautiful full-circle symbolism, hilarious dialogue and timing. In the third act, I felt far more connected to the characters than I would’ve thought.
I’m a sucker for this type of honor among enemies where they’re casually chatting while trying to kill each other.
Great film.
With this I completed the Martin McDonagh trilogy, albeit in reverse. May not be the ideal way to follow a man's work but its not a bad way to do things either. The only wrong for me is not watching them in any kind of order. Unless you're a genius of course.
The most obvious thing that struck me here was how different the tone was to Seven Psychopaths. It obviously wasn't going to provide you with the same type of enjoyment either. And because I found Seven so easy to enjoy as was Three Billboards, I found myself wanting to rate In Bruges a 3.5 at the end. Fortunately, with the help of some wonderfull Letterboxd reviews, I came…
PROS:
- Funny
- Good Characters
- Entertaining
- Good Score
- Acting
CONS:
- It felt like it was lacking something. I can’t put my finger on it, but if I had to guess what it was I would say the lack of plot.
McDonough's incredible ability to write dialog in film is near unparalleled. Fantastic film full of dry wit.
How is every lead character in this movie in the Wizarding World cinematic universe?... What happened?
72/100
Comedies are the easiest thing in the world to review: it was funny, I laughed, the end.
Well, okay, Fiennes is a profane delight as the diseased, principled Harry, and McDonagh manages to tap into a thick vein of melancholy underneath the deadpan jokes and the karate chopping of midgets...I mean dwarves. The plotting may be a bit too convenient, but I laughed, the end.
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