First rate, but not for everyone

Rating: 10/10 (27 August 2009)

In Bruges is very strong meat indeed. To be receptive to it, you must be ready for graphic violence, constant extreme bad language, drug abuse, moral ambiguity, and massive political incorrectness.
If you can accept that, you are in for a treat. You get an unusual story with threads which tie together unexpectedly, strong characterisation, much splendid black and tasteless humour, sharp dialogue, brilliant acting and, despite the fact that the main characters are unsavoury in many respects, a fundamental underlying sense of humanity.
This film is shocking, gripping, touching, uncomfortable, and eye-wateringly funny.
I was very, very impressed.