| In Bruges | 
 enlarge | Director: Martin Mcdonagh
Actors: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Mark Donovan, Ann Elsley
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  104 reviews
Sales Rank: 204
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), German (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 107
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: MCAD62102023D
UPC: 025195016322
EAN: 0025195016322
ASIN: B0018BD9DA
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: June 24, 2008
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Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 01/06/2009 Run time: 107 minutes Rating: R
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The considerable pleasures of In Bruges begin with its title, which suggests a glumly self-important art film but actually fits a rattling-good tale of two Irish gangsters "keepin' a low profile" after a murder gone messily wrong. Bruges, the best-preserved medieval town in Belgium, is where the bearlike veteran Ken (Brendan Gleeson) and newbie triggerman Ray (Colin Farrell) have been ordered by their London boss to hole up for two weeks. As the sly narrative unfolds like a paper flower in water, "in Bruges" also becomes a state of mind, a suspended moment amid centuries-old towers and bridges and canals when even thuggish lives might experience a change in direction. And throughout, the viewer has ample opportunity to consider whose pronunciation of "Bruges" is more endearing, Gleeson's or Farrell's. The movie marks the feature writing-directing debut of playwright Martin McDonagh, whose droll meditation on sudden mortality, Six Shooter, copped the 2005 Oscar for best live-action short. Although McDonagh clearly relishes the musicality of his boyos' brogue and has written them plenty of entertaining dialogue, In Bruges is no stageplay disguised as a film. The script is deceptively casual, allowing for digressions on the newly united and briskly thriving Europe, and annexing passers-by as characters who have a way of circling back into the story with unanticipatable consequences. That includes a film crew--shooting a movie featuring, to Ray's fascination, "a midget" (Jordan Prentice)--and a fetching blond production assistant (Clemence Poesy) whose job description keeps evolving. There's one other key figure: Harry, the Cockney gang boss whose omnipotence remains unquestioned as long as he remains offscreen, back in England, as if floating in an early Harold Pinter play. Harry has reasons inextricably tender and perverse for selecting Bruges as his hirelings' destination, and eventually he emerges from the aether to express them--first as a garrulous telephone voice and then in the volatile form of Ralph Fiennes. By that point the charmed moment of suspension, already shaken by several irruptions of violence, is pretty well doomed. But In Bruges continues to surprise and satisfy right up to the end. --Richard T. Jameson
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 In Bruges, A Good Place To Die January 1, 2009
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you've ever romanticized about karate-chopping a midget's collar bone, then this movie is definitely for you. In Bruges has it all.. brutal gangster shoot-outs, a fresh & witty well-written script, superb acting (delivered by Colin Farrell even!), coked-up hookers and racist midgets. It's a fun, full-throttle ride that promises plenty of laughs and makes good on it. I recommend this movie if you have a solid sense of humor and don't mind a few blood-splattered F-bombs.
Where the *%#! is Bruges? December 29, 2008
Overlooked indie gem with big name stars Colin Farell, Brendan Gleeson, & Ralph Fiennes as British gangsters NOT involved in a heist for once! A dark comedic look at morality, guilt, and forgiveness set in Belgium's "storybook" city. Recommended rental!
See this Movie December 23, 2008
I started out not liking this movie -- slow moving, where was it going, etc. but THEN got pulled in. It is a terrific story with great acting by Colin Farrell and Brenden Gleeson. I had never seen Farrell before and was so impressed by his skill. It's not a happy holiday movie but well worth the viewing. I may even see it again!
I don't know, I think I'D like to visit Bruges December 17, 2008
Really interesting premise/set-up: You get a gorgeous travelogue on the truly picturesque European city of Bruges, which is the backdrop of a violent, profane gangster tale. To further add to the theme of contrast, the film's most sensitive, likable character (played by Colin Farrell) has committed the most horrendous act in the film, and the most profane, brusque, and dangerous character- played by Ralph Fiennes in a third-act tour de force- actually has the most sensible outlook of everybody, as he attempts to undertake a type of justice for the Farrell character's undeniably appalling action. Brendon Gleeson is the most middle-of-the-road character here (a kind of stand-in for the audience, except that he's a hit man), and he attempts to work things out between everybody.
Romance and edgy humor round out the mix, with everything bubbling along nicely and contributing to a film that's compelling and moving from beginning to end. Just don't expect an it-all-works-out-for-everybody, hearts-and-flowers ending. Of course, if you look at things in a kind of universal justice sort of way, maybe everything does work out the way it needed to.
The DVD of "In Bruges" includes about an hour of extras, which give further details on both the travelogue and gritty crime aspects of the film. Final thought: Colin Farrell is really good here. I liked him in Woody Allen's dark drama "Cassandra's Dream" and liked him even more here. Party animal or not, this guy's the real deal.
Hilarious, with dark moments December 17, 2008
Two Irish gangsters on the lam in a small hotel in Bruges -- one gleefully sightseeing and the other glumly complaining about the medieval hellishness of the town in winter. Colin Farrell is excellent, looking as if his eyebrows are about to jump off his face, just great acting, not the least bit vanity. The lines are so good, the plot twists so unexpected -- it was great fun, tho not for the kiddies. Lots of bad language and some graphic violence.
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