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After they've botched up a job for their boss Harry (Ralph Fiennes), two hitmen, seasoned Ken (Brendan Gleeson) and new-to-the-job Ray (Colin Farrell) have to skip the UK for Bruges, Belgium, to wait for the thing to blow over. Now Ken's very much ok with this, as the historical part of Bruges is simply beautiful, and he enjoys being a mere tourist for a change. Ray on the other hand still hasn't come over what has happened at that last job - he accidently shot a young boy - and decides to hate Bruges from the get-go, even more so as he has to share a room with Ken. However, on the very first night in Bruges, Ray meets lovely Chloe (Clémence Poésy) and gets her to date him the next evening - however that date goes horribly wrong as it turns out Chloe and her boyfriend Eirik (Jérémie Renier) have made it their business to lure tourists into their flat to rob them blind. Of course, they're amateurs by Ray's standards, and he doesn't only get out of this unscathed but also manages to blind Eirik with a gun shooting blanks, but it really damages his ego. Meanwhile back at their hotel, Ken receives a call from Harry who tells him to kill Ray - which wrecks Ken as he has come to like the guy. Ultimately Ken and Harry have a wild night that involves heavy drinking, tons of cocaine, hookers and a dwarf (Jordan Prentice). The next day, Ken is about to kill Ray, but instead saves him from killing himself, sits him in a train to wherever, informs Harry of this and stays to sit out the consequences - and indeed Harry does come over to Bruges to settle the score, if not with Ray then with Ken ... but Ray also returns to Bruges, in handcuffs since he's beaten up a Canadian couple (Zeljko Ivanek, Stephanie Carey), so everything's set for a bloody finale ...

In Bruges is a very interesting genre mix, taking many of its cues from gangster cinema, but also mixing in some buddy movie tropes and even elements of old-fashioned travelogues, while constantly changing its tone between drama and comedy - and even though the movie feels at times a little episodic, especially when the travelogue elements kick in, this blend mostly works because of a cleverly structured script that features well fleshed-out central characters, strong acting, and a direction that gets the most out of its locations and still gives the actors their space to breathe. Now maybe it's not a perfect movie, as at times it falls into clichés, and some of the jokes seem a bit forced, but it's pretty great entertainment nevertheless.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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