In Bruges

[Helen D]

Not at all what I expected and all the better for it. Colin Farrell as Ray and Brendan Gleeson as Ken playing opposite each other in well judged, believable performances as two hit men waiting in Bruges for their next assignment. Farrell, who is trying to come to terms with a tragic incident, astonishingly, brings much humour to the film with a performance reminiscent of Father Dougal Maguire in Father Ted. Chance encounters, both humorous and violent, with a dwarf, drug dealers and offended American tourists helping the action along to what I found to be a satisfying and not totally predictable ending. Good support from Jordan Prentice as the dwarf (a term his character insists on so don't get all pc) and Ralph Fiennes as Harry, their boss. Not the best tourist ad for Belgium, but the medieval city still looks stunning.