In Bruges - Hitmen on Vacation
In Bruges
Starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, and Ralph Fiennes
Directed by Martin McDonagh
Rated R for strong bloody violence, pervasive language and some drug use
Appropriate for ages 17+
Available June 24, 2008 on DVD
After two hitmen (Farrell and Gleason) botch an assassination, they are sent to the medieval town of Bruges, Belgium to hang out until their boss (Fiennes) comes to call on them. While they try to stay out of trouble, the attempt is in vain and trouble comes looking for them. To make matters worse, the botched hit has left an emotional scar on the younger hitman, which causes irreparable damage.
This is a difficult film to categorize. It's kind of a European gangster film but with tons of laughs. And while the comedy here is huge, the drama gives an even larger amount of gravity to the film. I consider this to be the best live-action film to have been released this year so far.
The special features are definitely worth the extra hour of watching. The deleted scenes should have been in the film and each of the featurrettes, including the Bruges travel vignette and the bad language montage add a special dimension to the DVD.
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