2008 - Rated R - 1 hr 47 min
Director: Martin McDonagh
Starring: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Elizabeth Berrington, Ralph Fiennes, Eric Godon
On a quick side note, welcome to the 300s of our wild movie ride! I've got another hundred titles behind me and we're almost halfway there (at which point we'll absolutely be 'Livin' on a Prayer' - just fyi). Anyway, here's a great movie to kick off this new batch of 100!
I love In Bruges and even though it's got a plot that can't really be summed up properly in a blog post - it's just that kind of movie - it is so good, it's ridiculous. So Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson are two hired killers hiding out in Bruges, Belgium, waiting for word from their boss, played expertly by Ralph Fiennes. The basic joke is that Fiennes' character things Bruges is the best place to vacation on earth, a Fairytale land. And Farrell likens it unto hell.
As things progress, we start to find out why these two are in hiding, what Farrell did to get them there, and what Fiennes wants to do about it. A few colorful characters get introduced along the way - including a racist dwarf - and there are a few hysterical scenes strewn throughout this dark comedy to keep you laughing. The overall tone is very bleak and dark, but with vibrant characters and a simple-but-complicated plot (I realize that's contradictory, but I promise that makes sense), everything falls into place to make this one enjoyable watch from beginning to end.
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