Not many movies like it

Rating: Null/10 (26 November 2008)

In Bruges is a movie that should have a category unto its own, because there are very few movies out there like it; that mix brutal violence with such a frivolity. In a way it is comparable to say Pulp Fiction but the reason Pulp Fiction is sometimes funny is because of the absurdity of its violence, In Bruges combines hard hitting and sometimes heart wrenching violence with light-hearted humor. This is something not completely new but definitely something that has not explored widely. Colin Farrell does a terrific job in the film. I haven't seen in act so well since Tigerland in 2000. He plays a naive man named Ray lamented by the torment of a past mistake, who finds himself stuck in place which is perhaps worse than the Hell he has left behind, Bruges, a storybook town in Belgium. Brendan Gleeson as Ken takes a break from period piece movies and provides a conservative contrast to Farrell's stark Ray. Then there is Harry, a crime boss played to perfection by Ralph Fiennes who in my opinion should earn an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal. In the end In Bruges is mortality tale and a morality tale wrapped up in an often time hilarious and sometime brutal movie which serves to remind us all that good film-making comes first a foremost from a good script.