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“In Bruges”, a terrific movie.
An introduction.
“In Bruges†is a movie about two Irish hitmen [an agonizing, wild and boyish young man Ray ( the brilliant Colin Farrell) and the calm, genial-with-a-sting Ken ( a superb Brendan Gleeson)] who have to spend a fortnight in the old Flanders city of Brugge (Bruges in French and English) after a killing in Dublin which went terribly wrong. One of them really enjoys the cultural atmosphere, the mediaevel architecture and museums of the city, the other one seems to be bored to death by this “shithole” and prefers a drink, a girl and some coke. These are criminals suffering from fatigue, a conscience or a peculiar principle. Within a few days the tension between the two men who are in a father – son relationship of a sort, mounts and ultimately reaches a bloody climax. Yet, it’s a primarily hilarious movie with brilliant lines, dazzling scenes and superior acting.
If you don’t want to believe us, look/listen to this review by an anonymous on YouTube who, unlike us in perfect English, tells why you should not skip the movie:
The director himself, Martin McDonagh*, alludes in the movie to an other masterpiece: “Don’t look now“, which was set in an other, probably the most famous of all mediaevel European cities: Venice. Reviewers also talk about Tarantino ( “Reservoir Dogs†and “Pulp Fiction“). Others recognized the influence of the witty “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels“.