My brother Johnathan wanted this for Christmas this past year and I got it for him, not seeing the movie myself. But once he got his hands on it, he got me and our other brother, Tommy to watch it and see why he wanted it. So here's how it turned out watching the movie In Bruges.
Plot: Ray and Ken are two hitman that are sent to Bruges by their employer Harry and are told to wait for Harry to call them for their next job. So they start sightseeing and having some deep conversations with one another while Ray begins to fall in love with a local drug dealer named Chloë. Eventually however, Ken finally receives a call from Harry and learns that he's ordered to kill Ray over accidentally killing a little boy during one of his hits. Ken doesn't want to do it, which leads to him trying to save Ray before he's has to face Harry.
Yeah, I can see pretty clearly why Johnathan would want to own this movie. This is basically a drama/comedy and they pull it off very well. The story itself is very clever, even if it seems a little too dark with dramatic elements like Ray accidentally killing the boy. The cast has some great acting moments- mainly from Ralph Fiennes in his first two appearances in the film. I especially like it when we have scenes where it's just him and Brendan Gleeson. Part of it is because they're enjoyable, but it's also funny when you realize that, that's pretty much Voldemort and Mad-Eye Moody together, and Voldemort's name is Harry. It's fine if you don't know Harry Potter and don't get that, but for someone like me who grew up with it, that's kinda funny. What really sells this movie however, is the dark comedy. Most of it revolves around the dialogue, but when the actors deliver it, it comes out very funny. Some of the jokes were very clever to the point of my brothers and I having trouble not quoting them repeatedly even a couple of days after we watched the movie. This movie ultimately won the Oscar for Best Original screenplay and it really shows. The story really is clever like I said, but it's really the dialogue that truly makes the movie whether it's being dramatic or funny and how the cast does a terrific job delivering all of it.
And that's my review for In Bruges. It's a very fun movie with great acting, a very good story, and above all has excellent dark comedy and dialogue that brings it to life as a film.
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