Rating: R
Movie Release Date: February 8, 2008
DVD Release Date: June 24, 2008
Plot 411: A hitman and his protege hide out in Bruges, Belgium and await instructions from their boss after the protege has accidently killed a child.
Review: In this hysterical dark comedy, Colin Farrell plays Ray, a green hitman who has accidently killed a child during his first job. In Bruges, Ray and his mentor Ken (Brendan Gleeson) take in the sights while awaiting Ray's fate. Ray's guilt over the accidental death weighs heavily on him and makes him restless. With not much to do in the quaint town, Ray feels as though he is going insane with guilt and wanders around aimlessly meeting people and getting into trouble. When their boss Harry (Ralph Fiennes) instructs Ken to kill Ray, Ken gets a gun from a local contact and sets out to find his protege. Line-for-line this may be the funniest movie I've seen in years. If you're a fan of dark humor, definitely try this one out. You may also want to switch on the subtitles when watching this movie at home. The speech is down and dirty, delivered quickly and in an accent. Don't miss out on all the truly delicious lines, such as, "If I grew up on a farm, and was retarded, Bruges might just impress me but I didn't so it doesn't" or "What are they doing over there? They're filming something. They're filming midgets!" Farrell is great as a man coming to terms with the effects of his actions. His onscreen relationship with Gleeson is touching in a father and son kind of way. Fiennes is also humorous in his manic displays of anger.
Watch It: Because this 2008 sleeper probably wasn't even a blip on your radar.
Skip It: Because despite being about hitmen, it is actually quite slow going in the action department.
Movie Release Date: February 8, 2008
DVD Release Date: June 24, 2008
Plot 411: A hitman and his protege hide out in Bruges, Belgium and await instructions from their boss after the protege has accidently killed a child.
Review: In this hysterical dark comedy, Colin Farrell plays Ray, a green hitman who has accidently killed a child during his first job. In Bruges, Ray and his mentor Ken (Brendan Gleeson) take in the sights while awaiting Ray's fate. Ray's guilt over the accidental death weighs heavily on him and makes him restless. With not much to do in the quaint town, Ray feels as though he is going insane with guilt and wanders around aimlessly meeting people and getting into trouble. When their boss Harry (Ralph Fiennes) instructs Ken to kill Ray, Ken gets a gun from a local contact and sets out to find his protege. Line-for-line this may be the funniest movie I've seen in years. If you're a fan of dark humor, definitely try this one out. You may also want to switch on the subtitles when watching this movie at home. The speech is down and dirty, delivered quickly and in an accent. Don't miss out on all the truly delicious lines, such as, "If I grew up on a farm, and was retarded, Bruges might just impress me but I didn't so it doesn't" or "What are they doing over there? They're filming something. They're filming midgets!" Farrell is great as a man coming to terms with the effects of his actions. His onscreen relationship with Gleeson is touching in a father and son kind of way. Fiennes is also humorous in his manic displays of anger.
Watch It: Because this 2008 sleeper probably wasn't even a blip on your radar.
Skip It: Because despite being about hitmen, it is actually quite slow going in the action department.
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