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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:2.9154
Avg Critic Score:2.8925

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Very Good
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Good
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In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner) Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
In an irrestibly comedic take on the gang who couldn't shoot straight, this "Big Deal On Madonna Street" meets "Suspect Zero" launches Irish playwright Martin McDonagh into feature films with flair and literary precision. His finely conceived characters ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Critical Critics The Critical Critics
Wow. That one word is all that is truly needed to complete a movie review of In Bruges, the movie from novice writer and director Martin McDonagh (his short film Six Shooter discounted). The reason for the high praise is simple, he’s ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at The Critical Critics
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for WCBE's It's Movie Time (John DeSando) WCBE's It's Movie Time (John DeSando)
I have been in Brussels and Amsterdam, and now thanks to Martin McDonagh's absurdist, existential, and comic film, I have been In Bruges. And, yes, thanks to the cinematography of Eigil Bryid, I am not only loving this European medieval city, with canals ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at WCBE's It's Movie Time (John DeSando)
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieWeb (Matt Sheehan) MovieWeb (Matt Sheehan)
We live in a world that has become so uptight, so anal retentive about every little word that is uttered from our freedom-induced mouths, that we forget how to sit back, throw caution to the wind and just laugh at our own insecurities, life choices and ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at MovieWeb (Matt Sheehan)
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Christian Spotlight on the Movies Christian Spotlight on the Movies
The next time you’re at a social gathering you might want to impress your friends with the answer to the question, “Where on Earth is Bruges?”. Because, unless you were a geography major in college, you probably have no idea where Bruges is either. ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at Christian Spotlight on the Movies

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In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Cinema Source (Michael M. Dance) The Cinema Source (Michael M. Dance)
In Bruges presents us with a main character who committed an absolutely horrible crime, and then asks us to care about him as he meets girls, makes jokes, and insults people while on vacation. Miraculously, we do, in this tragicomic hitman movie written ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at The Cinema Source (Michael M. Dance)
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for RopeofSilicon (Brad Brevet) RopeofSilicon (Brad Brevet)
In Bruges is a film that brings back memories of Snatch, Pulp Fiction and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels as it cleverly mixes great dialogue, comedy and violence into a wild ride as a couple of hit men find themselves out of their element, walking ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at RopeofSilicon (Brad Brevet)
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert) Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
You may know that Bruges, Belgium, is pronounced "broozh," but I didn't, and the heroes of "In Bruges" certainly don't. They're Dublin hit- men, sent there by their boss for two weeks after a hit goes very wrong. One is a young hothead who sees no reason ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Hollywood Snitch (Rilio Mastrantonio) Hollywood Snitch (Rilio Mastrantonio)
I have personally never heard of the fairy tale like town in Belgium called Bruges (pronounced “broozh”). Seeing the movie title “In Bruges” meant nothing to me as it probably won’t to most of the audience. Keeping an open mind, I entered the th ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at Hollywood Snitch (Rilio Mastrantonio)
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert) Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
You may know that Bruges, Belgium, is pronounced "broozh," but I didn't, and the heroes of "In Bruges" certainly don't. They're Dublin hit- men, sent there by their boss for two weeks after a hit goes very ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Boston Herald (James Verniere) Boston Herald (James Verniere)
The first film to earn a place on my 2008 10-best list, "In Bruges" is a laughing skull of a movie. For those unfamiliar with London-born, Anglo-Irish writer/director/playwright Martin McDonagh (“The Lieutenant of Inishmore," "The ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at Boston Herald (James Verniere)
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The Onion A.V. Club The Onion A.V. Club
Martin McDonagh's background as a celebrated playwright helps explain why his feature writing-directing project, In Bruges, unfolds the way it does, in a dialogue-heavy, unrushed series of reveals that take the story through several distinct acts. It ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at The Onion A.V. Club
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for FirstShowing.net (Ken Evans) FirstShowing.net (Ken Evans)
"If I'd grown up on a farm and was retarded, Bruges might ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at FirstShowing.net (Ken Evans)
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for FirstShowing.net (Jaq Greenspon) FirstShowing.net (Jaq Greenspon)
The genre of hitman movies has just gotten another addition in the form of In Bruges, and this one deserves the accolades. Contrary to the trailers, which paint the film as a comedy in the same vein as Gross Pointe Blank (another standout in the field), ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at FirstShowing.net (Jaq Greenspon)
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for MovieWeb (Dodd Alley) MovieWeb (Dodd Alley)
If there is one trendy subgenre that needs refashioning it is the British gangster movie. Mr. Madonna...ahem...I mean Mr. Guy Ritchie re-popularized British criminal protagonists with his films Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch. The films ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at MovieWeb (Dodd Alley)
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for CBC.ca Arts (Martin Morrow) CBC.ca Arts (Martin Morrow)
And the award for lamest film title of 2008 so far goes to… In Bruges! Not only is it lame, it’s sure to leave unilingual moviegoers perplexed: “Two tickets for, uh, In Brogues? In Bruises?” (Helpful hint: it rhymes with “rouge.”) As it turns ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at CBC.ca Arts (Martin Morrow)
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Orlando Weekly (Jeff Meyers) Orlando Weekly (Jeff Meyers)
A pair of hit men are ordered to cool their heels in the fairy-tale city of Bruges after a job goes terribly wrong. What awful thing happened isn’t clear, but young Ray (Colin Farrell) is clearly the worse for wear. Twitchy and haunted, he hates the ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at Orlando Weekly (Jeff Meyers)
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano) Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)
This is what elevates "In Bruges" from glib, knowing shoot-'em-up to something fresher and brighter. As self-conscious as it is, "In Bruges" manages to toy with cliché while avoiding it entirely. If, as David Mamet has said, the difference between ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for FilmJerk.com (Edward Havens) FilmJerk.com (Edward Havens)
It’s helps when you have three winning performances by Brendan Gleeson, Colin Farrell and Ralph Fiennes, and a director who is a scénariste first and réalisteur second. McDonagh is a four-time Tony-nominated Irish playwright who won an Oscar three ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at FilmJerk.com (Edward Havens)
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Reel.com Reel.com
The Bruges Chamber of Commerce should be delighted with at least part of Martin McDonagh's film In Bruges, as it provides an unprecedented and absolutely ravishing look at the architecture of this gorgeous Belgian town that appears to have been dropped ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at Reel.com
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for USA Today (Claudia Puig) USA Today (Claudia Puig)
In Bruges stands out boldly (and blessedly) from the rubbish and wan comedies released in February. ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at USA Today (Claudia Puig)
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Movie Boy (Dustin Putman) The Movie Boy (Dustin Putman)
"In Bruges" is a bravura, genre-twisting gem, a film involving hitmen that, at last, isn't like every other past movie involving hitmen. Shading all of the characters with colors far exceeding black and white and trusting the strength of his filmmaking ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at The Movie Boy (Dustin Putman)
In Bruges (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Phantom Tollbooth The Phantom Tollbooth
Stop me if you have heard this. A hooker, a hit man and a midget walk into a bar. They exchange rapid fire, wit filled dialogue that is as hilarious as it is off the wall. That is only part of the new action-comedy film from writer/director Martin ...read the complete In Bruges movie review at The Phantom Tollbooth
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