Sometimes, it's not the concept, but the execution

Rating: 7/10 (18 May 2016)

Pun intended.
In the kind of film we've seen so many times before from both Britain and Hong Kong, buddy killers go to another country to lie low after a hit, but that's not the only reason they've been moved out of the picture...
What separates In Bruges from all these other flicks is the fact that it has moments that are entirely p**s-your-pants funny! The actors all do a great job, the pacing of the film is superb and the soundtrack captures the tone and setting excellently - I honestly can't recall the last time I commented positively on a soundtrack!
However, the ending is both predictable and illogical - given the inconsistencies in damage - which really led me to reducing a stellar 8-star film to a 7. Which is definitely still great.
P.S. not everyone will "get" the humour of the film, but for those who do, you won't be disappointed.