Tuesday 11 September 2012

In Bruges (2008)

Director: Martin McDonagh
Starring: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Clémence Poésy, Jordan Prentice
Certificate: 18
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Awards: None

Bruges is a small medieval village in Belgium that two hit men are sent to hide after their job goes wrong. There they have to wait for their boss (Fiennes) to call them. Although Ken (Gleeson) is happy enough to sightsee, Ken (Farrell) finds Bruges the most boring place to be. Once he starts to explore however, he meets dwarves, drug dealers and a few sticky situations.

In Bruges is the funniest film I have seen for a very long time - perhaps ever. It has a unique sense of humour that makes it hard to stop watching. Colin Farrell is a likeable lead while Gleeson and Fiennes both get their share of comedic moments. I would say that In Bruges has some of the best dialogue ever filmed. It feels like every scene has a moment of solid gold that you will remember forever. I really want to see what Martin McDonagh does next.

*****Brilliant

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