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Once Ray gets away from Ken and meets some locals like Chloe (Clemence Poesy), apparently working on a film shoot, and dwarf actor Jimmy (Jordan Prentice), things start to really go off the rails. Oscars Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. Martin McDonagh benches the bolder side of his writing skills and tries his hand at genre and plot in his highly erratic filmmaking debut, "In Bruges." In Bruges is a 2008 British black comedy-drama film written and directed by Martin McDonagh. Very much out of place amidst the gothic architecture, canals, and cobbled streets, the two hit men fill their days living the lives of tourists. Ken, on the other hand, soon enjoys drinking up the town’s preening quaintness and well-preserved medieval architecture. Academy Award-winning writer/director Martin McDonagh takes audiences on a killingly funny trip In Bruges, which is world-premiering as the opening-night film of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. But the action grows more ludicrous by the minute, and even the usually reliable and interesting composer Carter Burwell can’t effectively pump things up. A pregnant innkeeper, dumdum bullets, and a code of conduct play into the resolution. Pedro Pascal and Jon Favreau on the Future of the Newest ‘Star Wars’ Franchise, Demi Lovato's 'Vote' Visual Vetoed at Billboard Awards Following Searing Performance of Anti-Trump Song. But the plot machinations expose McDonagh as a poor handler of even semi-logical action, draining the film of any real point once the gunfire and bloodletting end. 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 “Spartan.” In both cases, men with exceptional gifts for theatrical language feel compelled to suppress many of their nerviest instincts in favor of weak plot-making. Harry calls with irrevocable instructions. In Bruges is one of the most bizarre movies I've ever watched, but it's easily the best film of 2008 and one of the greatest movies to come out in the last 10-15 years. The film stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. In Bruges is a 2008 British black comedy-drama film written and directed by Martin McDonagh. The reason the two were sent to Bruges is revealed in a stark flashback (featuring an uncredited Ciaran Hinds as an unfortunate priest) which triggers pic’s only affecting moments, as Ray contends with guilt over flubbing the London kill. Martin McDonagh benches the bolder, brasher side of his dramatic writing skills and tries his hand at genre and plot in his highly erratic filmmaking debut, “In Bruges.” Closer to pics like “The Hit” and “Miller’s Crossing” than to McDonagh’s bristling, funny plays, this half-comic, half-serious account of two Irish hitmen who are sent to the titular Belgian burg to cool their heels after a job is moderately fair as a nutty character study, but overly far-fetched once the action kicks in. Harry Waters, a London thug, sends Irish hitmen Ken and Ray to Bruges to lie low after a job goes awry in a London church. The film stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. Fascinating angle here is the presence of fine Continental thesps, especially Jeremie Renier (“L’Enfant”) in an incongruous role as a young grifter and Gaul’s Poesy as a love interest with edges.

McDonagh writes himself into corners he can’t get out of, such as a bizarre, cocaine-fueled scene in which Jimmy yammers on about an impending race war between whites and blacks. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. They obediently do, though Ray won’t stop bitching and moaning about Bruges as a “hellhole” and hardly up to the standards of hometown Dublin. And when the call from Harry does finally come, Ken and Ray's vacation becomes a life-and-death struggle of darkly comic proportions and surprisingly emotional consequences. In Bruges was filmed on location; Bruges (pronounced "broozh"), the most well-preserved medieval city in the whole of Belgium, is a welcoming destination for travellers from all over the world.

https://oscars.fandom.com/wiki/In_Bruges?oldid=54164. Ray's disposition changes when he meets Chloë, a hip young woman who sells drugs on the local set of a movie featuring Jimmy, an American dwarf. Ken balks, setting up a showdown in the town square. In Bruges Leads British Independent Film Awards October 29, 2008 John Campea 14 Comments I’ll admit that I wouldn’t normally give much coverage to the British Independent Film Awards… however I’m just using them as an excuse to draw more attention to the film that leads with the most nominations (well, tied for the lead) at this year’s awards. Ray, still haunted by the bloodshed in London, hates the place, while Ken, even as he keeps a fatherly eye on Ray's often profanely funny exploits, finds his mind and soul being expanded by the beauty and serenity of the city. Read Next: ‘I’m Your Woman’ Review: Rachel Brosnahan Plays a Crook’s Better Half in Boring Twist on the Crime Film, Diversity Strong Among Oscar Foreign-Language Selection, Film Festival Directors Discuss State of Cinema, Oscar Foreign-Language: Latin American Films Go Easy on the Edgy, Savannah Guthrie Kept Command of NBC’s Controversial Trump Town Hall, Armie Hammer Explains His Thirsty Comment on Timothée Chalamet's Instagram, 'The Masked Singer' Reveals the Identity of Baby Alien: Here's the Star Under the Mask, Twitter Down: Social Network Suffers Widespread Technical Problems, PBS Masterpiece Announces Full Lineup for 50th Anniversary (EXCLUSIVE), ‘Supernatural’ Director Matt Cohen on Setting Up Castiel’s Big News and Bringing ‘a Little Soap Opera to Sci-Fi’, A ‘Mandalorian’ Movie? © Copyright 2020 Variety Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. The film earned Farrell the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, while Gleeson was nominated in the same category. He wrote and directed Six Shooter, starring Brendan Gleeson, which earned him the 2006 Academy Award for Best Live-Action Short Film. Written and directed by Academy Award winner Martin McDonagh, the film was the opening-night selection for the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Colin Farrell won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for the film, while Martin McDonagh won a BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay. Guilt-stricken after a job gone wrong, hitman Ray and his partner await orders from their ruthless boss in Bruges, Belgium, the last place in the world Ray wants to be.

After pic’s Sundance opener spotlight, Focus should expect generally indifferent critical and aud response during February rollout. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Mr. McDonagh makes his feature directorial debut on the film, from his own original screenplay. But just as the dramatic tension of “In Bruges” appears to rise, the film begins to lose any sense of itself, even as a supposedly affectionate tribute to crime movies (Orson Welles’ “Touch of Evil” is glimpsed on TV).

And for McDonagh, it … © 2020 Focus Features. Ken's the old hand, fascinated by the Medieval, with a fatherly attitude toward Ray, who's young and bored but chastened after the London job. Filmed on location, In Bruges finds two hitmen (Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson) hiding out in the small storybook Belgian town of Bruges after a botched job gets them into hot water with their boss. Farrell personally deserves all the plaudits. In voiceover, Ray explains that the guys have been ordered by their boss Harry (Ralph Fiennes) to leave London and go to Bruges, and wait for his phone call. Harry will be in touch with further instructions. But the longer they stay waiting for Harry's call, the more surreal their experience becomes, as they find themselves in weird encounters with locals, tourists, violent medieval art, a dwarf American actor (Jordan Prentice) shooting a European art film, Dutch prostitutes, and a potential romance for Ray in the form of Chloë (Clémence Poésy), who may have some dark secrets of her own.

Gleeson and Farrell rise above these problems, though, with a warm ease and an enjoyably natural way of depicting guys who like pissing each other off. Could Chadwick Boseman Be the First Person to Earn Two Posthumous Oscar Acting Nominations in Same Year? Martin McDonagh benches the bolder side of his writing skills and tries his hand at genre and plot in his highly erratic filmmaking debut, "In Bruges.". In Bruges was the opening night film of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and opened in limited release in the United States on 8 February 2008.. It was the opening night film of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Even in the early sections, where at least McDonagh can concentrate on his dialogue, there’s a strong sense that the film isn’t about much at all, and what’s there could blow away in a light breeze. But for hit men Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken (Brendan Gleeson), it could be their final destination; a difficult job has resulted in the pair being ordered right before Christmas by their London boss Harry (two-time Academy Award nominee Ralph Fiennes) to go and cool their heels in the storybook Flemish city for a couple of weeks.

McDonagh shows no imagination or fire behind the camera, and his uses of Hieronymus Bosch paintings and figures seem like an obvious way of referencing Ray’s idea of hell. With Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ciarán Hinds, Elizabeth Berrington. A Comcast Company. While they wait for Harry's call, Ken, following Harry's advice, takes in the sights of the medieval city with great appreciation. Directed by Martin McDonagh.

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Synopsis: London based hit men Ray and Ken are told by their boss Harry Waters to lie low in Bruges, Belgium for up to two weeks following their latest hit, which resulted in the death of an innocent bystander.

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