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Release Date:
29 February 2008 (Poland) moreTagline:
Shoot first. Sightsee later.Plot:
Holed up in Bruges, Belgium after a difficult job, two hit men begin to differ on their views of life and death as they become used to local customs. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 11 wins & 31 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(255 articles)
134 New Names Invited to Join the Academy (From Rope Of Silicon. 1 July 2009, 1:08 AM, PDT)
Welcome to the Academy Emily Blunt, Emily Blunt
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Nice Blend Of Drama And Comedy moreUS TV Schedule:
| Thur. July 9 | 2:30 AM | HBO |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Colin Farrell | ... | Ray Cranham | |
| Brendan Gleeson | ... | Ken Blakely | |
| Ralph Fiennes | ... | Harry Waters | |
| Clémence Poésy | ... | Chloë Villette | |
| Jérémie Renier | ... | Eirik | |
| Thekla Reuten | ... | Marie | |
| Jordan Prentice | ... | Jimmy | |
| Zeljko Ivanek | ... | Canadian Guy | |
| Elizabeth Berrington | ... | Natalie | |
| Rudy Blomme | ... | Ticket Seller | |
| Olivier Bonjour | ... | Film Director | |
| Mark Donovan | ... | Overweight Man | |
| Ann Elsley | ... | Overweight Woman #2 | |
| Jean-Marc Favorin | ... | Policeman | |
| Eric Godon | ... | Yuri |
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Rated R for strong bloody violence, pervasive language and some drug use.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
107 minColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
UK:18 | Ireland:16 (theatrical rating) | USA:R (certificate #43954) | Netherlands:16 | Germany:16 | Finland:K-15 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | South Africa:16LV | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Australia:MA | Austria:14 | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:16 | Ireland:18 (DVD rating) | Singapore:M18 (cut) | Brazil:16 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Chile:14 | Mexico:C | Sweden:15 (TV rating) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:16 (theatrical rating)Filming Locations:
Brugge, West-Vlaanderen, BelgiumFun Stuff
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In one of the deleted scenes, Ray is discussing his date with Ken, and when Ken finds out that it will take place at a restaurant, he warns Ray that such dates always end badly. His prediction is correct, as it turns out in the film. moreGoofs:
Continuity: In the scene where the barman states that Ken is drunk after drinking four pints in 20 minutes, Jimmy arrives with a prostitute. They ask for a beer and a glass of wine - the bartender serves two beers. Next scene the two beers change into one beer and one wine. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Ray: After I killed him, I dropped the gun in the Thames, washed the residue off me hands in the bathroom of a Burger King, and walked home to await instructions. Shortly thereafter the instructions came through - "Get the fuck out of London, you dumb fucks. Get to Bruges." I didn't even know where Bruges fucking was.
[pause]
Ray: It's in Belgium.
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One of the problems with seeing a trailer for a film is it creates an expectation. If it raises expectations, and the film delivers, great. However, if the film is less then expected, then the viewer feels cheated. The best case scenario is the one I found myself in before I saw In Bruges. Low expectations.
After seeing the trailer, In Bruges looked like a plodding British comedy with little originality and repetitious humor, hence the low expectations. Yet, In Bruges exceeded my minimal expectations, and, unlike my impression from the trailer, was an original drama with good acting and a nice blend of comedy mixed in. It was funny in the right places and appropriately dramatic when the story shifted into high gear towards the end.
Set in, no surprise here, Bruges, Belgium, the plot focuses on two London hit men, Ray played by Colin Farrell, and Ken, played by Brendan Gleeson. The pair is sent to Belgium after Ray botches his first hi. And therein lies the humor, Ray has no interest in being in the medieval city, and Ken wants to sight see.
I've never really liked Colin Farrell but who knew he had such a good sense of comedic timing? There is a running gag involving fighting with a bottle, and karate, that he manages to keep fresh as it pops up throughout the film. Brendan Gleeson's character provides the moral center and plays the straight man to Farrell's Ray. This works well as the movie turns more serious towards the end. However, for my money, the best performance is delivered by Ralph Fiennes who plays Harry the pair's criminal overlord back in London. Whereas Gleeson character embodies the moral center, Fiennes's Harry fills the role of principled immorality, if there is such a thing. Fiennes creates a character with a dubious moral center and is a quite believable figure of menace when he travels to Bruges to square off with Ken. Also, of note, is Jordan Prentice, an irritable dwarf who's in town to act in a movie filming there. His ramblings in one scene, about a coming race war, is worth the price of admission right there.
The only aspect of the film that didn't work for me was Ray's love interest. Early in the film he manages to woo Chloe, a drug dealer with, drum roll please, a heart of gold. For my tastes, the budding romance seems a little forced and comes across more as a vehicle for jokes and drama. But it's a small thing and I doubt anyone but me would notice.
I intentionally left a lot of plot points out, because, as I've mentioned, this film surprised me in a good way and I don't won't to ruin it for anyone else.
In Bruges is a good film. Go see it.
At the very least, it'll make you want to visit Bruges.