Two hit men are sent from England to Bruges, Belgium, by their boss (Ralph Fiennes) after Ray (Colin Farrell) accidentally kills a child in a church, while shooting a priest. Ken (Brendan Gleeson), the older and more experienced of the two, commiserates with Ray, but points out he didn't kill the child intentionally. It was an accident, after all.
Ray hates Bruges, describing it in very unflattering, and obscene terms. He hates being cooped up with Ken, so he goes out one night on a date with a woman he met on a film set. Complications ensue. Meanwhile, Harry Waters (Fiennes) heads to Bruges himself to rectify the mistaken killing Ray committed.
This is a very dark film, with some elements of comedy thrown it, but to describe it as a dramedy is carrying it a bit far. None of the characters is a good guy, just some are worse than others. Harry may be a murderer, but he does have his own sense of honor.
The cinematography is excellent; I doubt Bruges ever looked so good. The acting is uniformly good, as you'd expect from a top-notch cast. Farrell is especially good as the depressive, morose Ray, who wonders if he's really cut out to be a murder-for-hire man.
Rated R for violence, language, and some mild sexual content.
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