Movie Info
Genre
Action, ComedyRelease Date
February 08, 2008 (Limited)MPAA Rating
RStudio
Focus FeaturesOfficial Site
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Cast and Crew
Director
Martin McDonaghProducer
Graham Broadbent, Pete CzerninScreenwriter
Martin McDonaghStarring
- Colin Farrell as Ray
- Brendan Gleeson as Ken
- Ralph Fiennes as Harry Waters
- Clemence Poesy
- Jeremie Renier
- Thekla Reuten
- Jordan Prentice
Movie Story
Mr. McDonagh makes his feature directorial debut on the film, from his own original screenplay. His plays (which include "The Lieutenant of Inishmore" and "The Pillowman") have brought him two Olivier Awards and four Tony Award nominations. He wrote and directed "Six Shooter," starring Brendan Gleeson, which earned him the 2006 Academy Award for Best Live-Action Short Film.
'In Bruges' was filmed on location; Bruges (pronounced "broozh"), the most well-preserved medieval city in the whole of Belgium, is a welcoming destination for travellers from all over the world. But for hit men Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken (Brendan Gleeson), it could be their final destination; a difficult job has resulted in the pair being ordered right before Christmas by their London boss Harry (two-time Academy Award nominee Ralph Fiennes) to go and cool their heels in the storybook Flemish city for a couple of weeks.
Very much out of place amidst the gothic architecture, canals, and cobbled streets, the two hit men fill their days living the lives of tourists. Ray, still haunted by the bloodshed in London, hates the place, while Ken, even as he keeps a fatherly eye on Ray's often profanely funny exploits, finds his mind and soul being expanded by the beauty and serenity of the city.
But the longer they stay waiting for Harry's call, the more surreal their experience becomes, as they find themselves in weird encounters with locals, tourists, violent medieval art, a dwarf American actor (Jordan Prentice) shooting a European art film, Dutch prostitutes, and a potential romance for Ray in the form of Chloe (Clemence Poesy), who may have some dark secrets of her own.
And when the call from Harry does finally come, Ken and Ray's vacation becomes a life-and-death struggle of darkly comic proportions and surprisingly emotional consequences.
Reader's Reviews
okay me again. i watched this movie again, and then again, then again and again and again and AGAIN! this is now my absolute FAVOURITE movie of all time. PLEASE SEE THIS MOVIE. its one that, as i did, needs to be watched over and over. you must listen to everything that is said. it is friggin BRILLIANT I TELL YOU! i may just be some dude who reviewed a movie to you, and you probably dont want to take my advice, but i PROMISE YOU IN BIG LETTERS THAT THIS MOVIE IS AWESOME. i dont know why the hell i gave this a 4/5 before. forget it ever happened. this is the best movie i have ever seen, and i am telling you, i watch at LEAST a movie per day, and it is hard to pick a favourite. actually its not hard. this is an easy favourite. oh, and be warned, if you are easily offended by swearing then dont watch it. Oh, and it was nominated for an oscar for best original screenplay. it lost to milk, though, which pisses me off, since milk already happened, so its not that original. anyway, see this movie!
posted by rdog on Jan 31, 2010 05:01:26very good. if you get it, check out the bonus features. funny stuff.
posted by rdog on Oct 16, 2009 06:31:50