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In Bruges (2008)

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In Bruges (2008) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars In Bruges (2008) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
Overall Rating:2.9460
Avg Critic Score:2.9260

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In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Screen Rant (Vic Holtreman) Screen Rant (Vic Holtreman)
Back in November I posted the trailer to In Bruges and commented that it looked like a movie that would not be a hit with mainstream audiences but those that like indie movies would probably love it. Well I just watched it and I'm more certain than ever ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at Screen Rant (Vic Holtreman)
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Eye for Film (Amber Wilkinson) Eye for Film (Amber Wilkinson)
Established playwright Martin McDonagh won an Oscar for his short film Six Shooter and In Bruges marks his feature film debut. I mention his Academy accolade since this in many ways feels like two short films bolstered end to end, one a deliciously ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at Eye for Film (Amber Wilkinson)
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe) Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
First time director and seasoned playwright, Martin McDonagh (The Lieutenant of Inishmore, The PIllowman and The Beauty Queen of Lenane) is going to have a fine career on the big screen. This first effort has some major warts but you can see a budding ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Bullz-Eye.com Bullz-Eye.com
Martin McDonagh’s “In Bruges” is an interesting little film. It’s one part action-comedy, one-part Shakespearean tragedy, and no matter how fucked up that may sound, it completely works. Arranged like an off-Broadway production of “Sexy ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at Bullz-Eye.com
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Variety Variety
McDonagh’s transition here brings to mind David Mamet (a strong influence on McDonagh’s stage work), who similarly switched from writing plays to writing and directing brainy thrillers for the screen like “House of Games,” “Heist” and “Spart ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at Variety

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In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Slate (Dana Stevens) Slate (Dana Stevens)
The problem is, the audience has no idea what movie we're in. In Bruges is neck-deep in atmosphere, awash in music (an overheated score from Carter Burwell), and jam-packed with references and tropes from Orson Welles, Quentin Tarantino, and David Mamet. ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at Slate (Dana Stevens)
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for ReelTalk (Donald Levit) ReelTalk (Donald Levit)
Spouting gore and profanities onto Silent Night snowfall, devoid of the wit of Ealing’s brilliant crime comedies, In Bruges represents this age’s in-your-face underworld irony. Like the also British Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, it will probabl ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at ReelTalk (Donald Levit)
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten) Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
In his debut feature film, writer-director McDonagh (the acclaimed Irish playwright of The Beauty Queen of Leenane and others) seems to be telling us that life can be both as wretched and absurd as a Hieronymus Bosch painting (though I suspect Bosch ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf) Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)
After a botched assassination, hired guns Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken (Brendan Gleeson) are sent to the Belgium town of Bruges to avoid capture by London cops. While Ken finds the area’s extensive history captivating, Ray gradually loses his patience an ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for kids-in-mind kids-in-mind
Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson star as two British assassins for hire, sent to Bruges, Belgium, to hide until things cool down in London. What they don't realize is that they may be there for another assignment. Also with Ralph Fiennes, Eric Godon, ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at kids-in-mind
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Newsday Newsday
There is a playful deception going on in the prosaic title of "In Bruges," evocative as it is of chamber recitals and poetry readings in medieval coffeehouses. One is tempted to add a modifying phrase before the "In," for the sake of truth in ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at Newsday
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for New York Post (Lou Lumenick) New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
PLAYWRIGHT Martin McDonagh, who won an Oscar for his short film "Six Shooter," isn't as lucky with "In Bruges," which disappointingly strip-mines the very fatigued comic hit-man genre to diminishing returns. ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The New York Sun (Steve Dollar) The New York Sun (Steve Dollar)
Any movie that insists on a dwarf joke every 10 minutes is either desperate or stars Leslie Nielsen — or both. Leave it to the acclaimed Irish playwright Martin McDonagh ("The Pillowman") to find a new excuse for such deployment in "In Bruges," his firs ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at The New York Sun (Steve Dollar)
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Film Journal International (Rex Roberts) Film Journal International (Rex Roberts)
Ray and Ken may be the most unlikely pair to venture on holiday since Miles and Jack set off for the Santa Ynez Valley in Sideways. London hit men exiled to Bruges after a botched job, they are meant to lie low and take in the sights until the heat is ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at Film Journal International (Rex Roberts)
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Screen International Screen International
The playwright's loyal stage audience (he was nominated for both Olivier and Tony awards) will turn out for In Bruges in English-speaking countries, where his plays have been huge hits, and beyond. A more cinephile audience will also have been intrigued ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at Screen International
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Cinematical (James Rocchi) Cinematical (James Rocchi)
In Bruges, the opening night film at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, comes at you sideways; the opening moments and slick snap of the dialogue lull you into believing that you're in for yet another standard-issue post-Tarantino film. Hit man ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at Cinematical (James Rocchi)
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The New Yorker (Anthony Lane) The New Yorker (Anthony Lane)
Where would movies be without expatriation? Nothing tests a hero like transplanting him to foreign soil, and there is no guarantee that he will become any more heroic when ripped from the reassurance of home turf. Two new movies, “In Bruges” and “Th ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at The New Yorker (Anthony Lane)
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer) Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)
The acting is superb, with Colin Farrell finally getting the chance to let his inner child out, and Brendan Gleeson having a ball as his older, wiser mentor. Ralph Fiennes as their boss is unfortunately confined to a one-note performance, when in fact he ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for National Post National Post
The Belgian city of Bruges can't even get respect from fellow Belgians. Its most enduring nickname comes from the title of an 1892 novel by Georges Rodenbach, Bruges-la-mort (Bruges the Dead), written, not surprisingly, ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at National Post
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf) Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)
If you have ever been in Bruges, you know how beautiful the medieval city in Belgium is. But there has to be a better way of seeing it than as the backdrop for writer-director Martin McDonagh’s whimsical but flimsy story of two hit men on the town while ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Slant Magazine Slant Magazine
elancholic music and a torpid pace don't make In Bruges profound, but they are symptomatic of this phony, pretentious crime film's schizophrenia. Making his feature-length writing-directing debut, playwright Martin McDonagh (a 2006 Oscar-winner for short ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at Slant Magazine
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Film Freak Central Film Freak Central
An ugly piece of work, writer-director Martin McDonagh's feature debut In Bruges has about it an unshakeable air of unleavened ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at Film Freak Central
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (Ella Taylor) Village Voice (Ella Taylor)
No celebrity hairdresser should ever be allowed near Colin Farrell's eyebrows with a tweezer. Black, fluffy, and gloriously unilateral, they still aren't the prettiest things about In Bruges—that honor falls to the Belgian city itself, known for its ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at Village Voice (Ella Taylor)
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