Thrilling and funny at the same time

Rating: Null/10 (21 January 2009)

This film is about two London hit men sent by their boss to wait for their next assignment in Bruges.
I was put off by the slow beginning, as it meanders around the streets of Bruges without an apparent clear focus. This situation is completely changed once the cold blooded boss, played brilliantly by Ralph Fiennes, appears. The story escalates to become a thriller, and yet it preserves comedic moments in a clever way without being silly. This is hard to achieve, but "In Bruges" succeeds in making thrilling scenes funny. All three leads are great, cinematography is nice and the locations are beautiful. All these elements combine together to make "In Bruges" an appealing film.