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In Bruges (2008)
Rate:
8
Viewed:
4/25
4/25:
In Bruges is funny but violent.
It's nice to see Colin Farrell working with Brendan Gleeson for the first time. I thought it should've
happened in Intermission. Adding Ralph Fiennes to the mix
is the more the merrier. I've never seen him be that way although he was Amon Göth in
Schindler's List. His character this time is, as they say, a "cunt."
How about the city of Bruges? It's located on the northern coast of Belgium near the border of
Netherlands and can be easily reached from London by boat. I'm sure after the movie was theatrically
released that its tourism industry had shot up by at least 10,000%. At any rate, the cinematography is lovely.
The writing isn't bad and is rather catchy all the way through although it can be talky in spots. There are
plenty of twists, and the last thirty minutes is as brutal as it gets. Colin Farrell steals the show with
witty lines. I'm surprised that he wasn't finally Oscar-nominated. Eventually, he'll get it in 2023 after
working with Brendan Gleeson again.
All in all, getting Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, and Ralph Fiennes is the key to the success of
In Bruges.