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In Bruges [DVD] [2008]
enlarge	Director: Martin McDonagh Actors: Colin Farrell, Ralph Fiennes, Brendan Gleeson Studio: Universal Pictures UK Category: DVD List Price: ~~£19.99~~ Buy New: £2.86 as of 21/11/2009 13:57 GMT details You Save: £17.13 (86%) New (26) Used (18) Collectible (1) from £2.19 Seller: findprice Rating: 94 reviews Sales Rank: 280 Format: PAL Language: English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over Region: 2 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 103 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.5 EAN: 5050582554892 ASIN: B0019KBZH2 Theatrical Release Date: 2008 Release Date: August 11, 2008 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review The considerable pleasures of iIn Bruges/i 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, iSix Shooter/i, 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, iIn Bruges/i 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 (Clémence Poésy) 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 eruptions of violence, is pretty well doomed. But iIn Bruges/i continues to surprise and satisfy right up to the end. --iRichard T. Jameson/i

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 94 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...19 Next » Funniest film I've seen in quite some time June 26, 2008 Greedo (England) 66 out of 73 found this review helpful Totally agree with the previous two reviewers. This is a film that deserves to be seen by loads of people, as it is truly hilarious! br / br /Granted, it might not be everyone's cup of tea, as there is the odd bit of violence, and the humour is very dark and often non-PC. But hey, we're all adults right!? And anyway, one thing that surprises a little as the film unfolds is that it does actually have some morality at it's heart, as we witness Colin Farrell's character regret his past actions, and Brendan Gleesan's character see a chance for Farrell to find redemption. br / br /The two leads are fantastic - with good chemistry - delivering the many amusing one liners with aplomb, as are the supporting cast, with Ralph Fiennes putting in a performance that will recall Sir Ben Kinsley chewing up the scenery in "Sexy Beast", and the midget (the character Ray's term, not mine!!! I can't seem to see his name on imdb) sending himself up in a manner that you will never forget. br / br /Bruges itself is also a character in the film of course, and despite Ray's constant funny put downs of the place, it looks beautiful. So much so in fact that I now plan to go sometime...I just hope there's no Irish hitmen seeking refuge there when I do! br / br /Great film, recommended. Brilliant black comedy June 27, 2008 Mr D A Strassheim 25 out of 32 found this review helpful Charming, funny, entertaining and original. This film is great as long as you appreciate a slight edge to your humour. Colin Farrell gets better and better as the film goes on and the storyline unfolds slowly to a really great ending. A breath of fresh air (unlike this cliche) In Bad Taste - but hilarious! February 22, 2009 OEJ (England) 7 out of 9 found this review helpful I can't remember laughing out loud to a DVD as many times as I did watching IN BRUGES. It's extremely crude, very violent, and the filthy language is probably upstaged by the very politically incorrect script. But for at least the first half of the film it is absolutely hilarious, even Colin Farrell's eyebrows deserve a mention because they played a part too. br / br /The secret of its success is in the writing and directing, both of which were the creation of Martin McDonagh in his first full-length film production - his first being an Oscar-winning short film called Six Shooter, which also featured Brendan Gleeson in a leading role. The story is original for once, although its left-fieldedness reminded me of the odd Coen Brothers comedy. Of course it is chock-full of the most extreme expletives from start to finish, probably greater in number than in any other film, but it wouldn't have been as good without them. In my case I sat down to watch it having no idea what it was about at all, and I think on reflection that it's better to know as little as possible in advance, because there are a lot of surprises to be enjoyed and I am glad I didn't read any of the plot summaries anywhere. It's the blackest of black comedies but one which is rich in drama and even romance, not to mention a lot of graphic violence. In some ways it's old fashioned because, refreshingly, it doesn't follow any contemporary 'rules' about racism or prejudice - perhaps what might be seen as highly offensive doesn't actually turn out that way because everybody is in the firing line, and nobody is excluded, be they priests, spastics, black people, midgets, retards, prostitutes, homosexuals, Belgium (and what it is allegedly notorious for) and countless other objects of derision or exploitation. There is never any hint of an underlying racist or abusive message underneath it all, instead what we are left to wonder about - in a vaguely similar way to Vincent and Jules in PULP FICTION - is that hitmen are human and have real lives and conventional frailties. It's utterly immoral in every sense of the word but it's great fun and I am very pleased I bought this DVD, which incidentally has some entertaining extras on it including deleted scenes, goofs and a shockingly funny compression of all the F C words in the whole film, all back-to-back. br / br /A must for lovers of black, non-PC humour. See Bruges, and die... August 16, 2008 Antyllus (London, UK) 7 out of 10 found this review helpful One of the wittiest films I have seen in a long time, fast paced with an unexpected ending, and lots of immaculately timed little twists in the story. br / br /Only a short Eurostar hop away from London, Bruges is one of the prettiest medieval cities in Belgium, a country otherwise referred to(maybe unjustly) as being as dull as a long rainy weekend up in the Swiss Alps... Here two assassins, Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken (Brendan Gleeson), hide out in in the hotel 'Rosary' after Ray's first botched job as a hired hand, working for the ruthless Harry. br / br /Whilst being holed up in Bruges the lives of the two assassins begin to diverge with Ken enjoying the architecture and cultural offers of Bruges whereas Ray is bored out of his wits being the illiterate rogue he claims not to be. Ken is a fatherly figure toward the young Ray, trying to guide him onto a different path when the memories of his botched assassination begin to haunt him. But everything seems to take a turn for the better when Ray meets Chloë on the local set of a movie featuring Jimmy, an American dwarf. Then calls Harry from London with instructions... br / br /The script takes some very funny swipes at firmly held prejudices and political correctness without necessarily trying to justifiy any of them, incorporating common stereotypes delivered in deadpan fashion. They feature the ubiquitous overweight American tourists, effing lunguage, the Irish ejit prototype, dwarfs, and a whole incident on smoking in restaurants - and, that scene serves as the balancing point for the unexpected outcome of the interlinked lives. br / br /Really not to be missed when it comes to full entertainment. br / br / A really fine film September 17, 2008 Neil Butler 7 out of 10 found this review helpful In Bruges is one of those films that you stumble across all too infrequently. It works on so many different levels. First up and most obviously it's extremely funny, but it also has some really touching sequences and a level of depth that is incredibly unexpected. br /What largely gives away that this is more than just an un-pc comedy is the films pace and it's downbeat soundtrack. The music that crops up in many of the scenes where the two leads are reflecting on why they are in Bruges adds a level of sadness and impending unease to the piece. It sounds very much like the musical score from the film Dead Man's Shoes (both films are from Film 4 so possibly the same musician / composer was used). br /Both Farrell and Gleeson are excellent and their relationship is the foundation upon which the film is built. Farrell tends to get the best comedic lines "But they're filming midgets!" while Gleeson does a fine job wrestling with his conscience about what his job entails. Farrell also handles the sensitive issues of his own character with a level of aplomb. And the ending is great too. br /It's not often you get a film set in Bruges, and the scenery adds perfectly to the atmosphere. A good job all round. Showing reviews 1-5 of 94 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...19 Next »

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