Thursday, August 6, 2009

In Bruges (2008)**

Seen on 6-8-2009 - HBO movie
Cast: Colin Farrell (Ray), Brendan Gleeson (Ken), Ralph Fiennes (Harry)
Dir./Writer: Martin McDonaugh (who is often compared to playwright, David Mamet)
Two Irish hitmen are holed up in Bruges for two weeks, Belgium to cool off heels and evade apprehension. As they begin to absorb the beauty of the best-preserved medieval Venetian town in Belgium, Ken is ordered to kill Ray by their boss. When the order is not carried out, the boss himself comes down to kill Ray and kills both. But surprisingly he also kills himself because he realises he has killed a dwarf (a midget) in the process of killing his mercenary colleagues.
The important thing about the film is the beauty of the place.

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