Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are.... in Bruges

Rating: 8/10 (16 June 2008)

I tell you what - life is offensive, funny, eclectic, existential, and just plain p!ssed off when you're a hit-man in Bruges.
Colin Farrell plays Ray, a very bored philistine hit-man who hates his life, his conscience, and everything about Bruges. His mate Ken, an excellent Brendan Gleeson,, is more stoic, dependable, and has seen it all.
What lifts this is not only the script by playwright and first time director Martin McDonagh but the deadpan delivery and wonderful sense of comradeship.
Without a doubt one of the better films about hit men of recent memory - better than Matador et al - due to a stonkingly good script and lots and lots of little touches and surprises. It has real depth and polish, but it is best when it just plain vitriolic.
Top drawer comedy with some action thrown in, probably not granny's cup of tea, but definitely a good film if you're in the mood.