"Why would anyone have to go to Belgium?"

Rating: 8/10 (27 February 2018)

Not your typical assassination flick, as the film combines elements of ruthless violence and squeamish humor side by side. The character of Jimmy the dwarf (Jordan Prentice) was a nice touch to provide all that conversation about midgets committing suicide, a topic apparently that hit-man Ray (Colin Farrell) couldn't get enough of. For a couple of assassins, Ken (Brendan Gleeson) and Ray displayed a lot of honor and integrity in the way they conducted themselves. They must have taken their cue from boss man Harry Waters (Ralph Fiennes), who honorably killed himself at the end of the picture when he wound up shooting Jimmy by accident. I would have expected nothing less, although to be accurate, Jimmy wasn't a kid, so Harry would have had some leeway there. I'd have to assume Ray made it back to London at some point, seeing as how his narration closed out the picture, but the ending could just as easily be left up to the imagination of the viewer. I'm pretty sure he made it myself though, with a return trip to Bruges in his future for some more culture and fun.