BrianSez's Review

Summary - Very Good 3.5

What happens when two thugs go to a sleepy Belgian town? In Bruges is a great movie that shows you. Surprisingly funny even during bouts of drama and violence, Colin Farrell (“Ray”) and Brendan Gleeson (“Ken”) get involved in twisting encounters with the locals, including a drug-dealing woman, a midget, a kind pregnant hostess, an intense armenian gun dealer — and you get the idea of the craziness that ensues. A colorful use of bad language throughout the movie makes the dialog quite hilarious. Ralph Fiennes is perfect as “Harry”, the driven bad-guy boss who comes in to clean the situation yet. The story is clever, the surroundings unique, the dialog witty and wacky — there is a lot to like about this very enjoyable and humorous movie – which comes complete with a dramatic and impactful ending.

Acting - Great 4.0

Film - Very Good 3.5

Edge - Sordid 3.1

Reality - Glib 1.7

1 Comment

• Wick Mar 26, 2008 9:33PM

  Great review Finks.

  I’ve avoided this movie because the trailer was lame, and then it seemed like it played before half a dozen other movies, so I got really good and sick of it.

  But now I’m thinking I should check it out.

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