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67 out of 100

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8.4 out of 10

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  • Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Colin Farrell
  • Summary: 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 shooting a European art film, Dutch prostitutes, and a potential romance for Ray in the form of Chloe, 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. (Focus Features)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    An endlessly surprising, very dark, human comedy, with a plot that cannot be foreseen but only relished.
  2. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: J.R. Jones
    100
    The movie gradually deepens from odd-couple comedy into Catholic-themed drama, but it remains marvelously funny throughout. Instead of hitting the easy notes of black humor, McDonagh skillfully modulates between broad character laughs and the men's piercing anguish as the story nears its bloody conclusion.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Manohla Dargis
    60
    Mr. Gleeson, Mr. Farrell and especially the late-arriving and welcome Mr. Fiennes have great fun rummaging around inside Mr. McDonagh's modest bag of tricks.

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  1. Positive: 57 out of 63
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 63
  3. Negative: 5 out of 63
  1. grandpajoe6191
    8
    Colin Farrell throws in a unforgettably arrogant but funny performance with great support from Brendan Gleeson in the sly but direct black-comedy "In Bruges". Its a must watch for those who ponder about the meaning of life.… Expand
    • 2 of 2 users said yes
  2. SunilB
    5
    I found this movie to be mediocre. The plot was decent, but the movie was quite slow-paced and dragging along at time. Colin acted quite well in it though the whole thing about ragging on Bruges just didn't make any sense. The humor was no ha-ha, from my perspective, but a chuckle here and there. All in all, I would recommend waiting for a DVD on this one.… Expand
    • 1 of 2 users said yes
  3. AllyD.
    0
    Really boring to watch, there's little to no sexual appeal from what I saw and no action to be found. Not really that funny either it�39;s just Collin Ferrel nothing special. Avoid this crap.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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