Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell are hitmen hiding out in Bruges following a contract gone awry in London. Gleeson finds the medieval Belgian town fascinating whilst Farrell is bored. All Farrell wants is to return to the bright lights and in the meantime he chases an attractive young local woman.
Gangster Ralph Fiennes has hired Gleeson and Farrell and has his own plans for the pair.
This film is violent in parts and littered with coarse language but it is surprisingly endearing nonetheless. A lot of this is due to the witty screenplay which had me laughing throughout and to the performances which are uniformly strong. Farrell is at his charismatic best, Fiennes is superb and the supporting players all contribute strongly.
A morality tale about friendship, honour and justice amongst thieves.
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