Ray and Ken, two hit men, are in Bruges, Belgium, waiting for their next mission. While they are there they have time to think and discuss their previous assignment. When the mission is revealed to Ken, it is not what he expected.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 24 wins & 55 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
For all his movie's tough talk, it's a sometimes slipshod construction.
– Tom Charity,
CNN.com,
18 Oct 2008
fresh:
It plays really engagingly, with the leads doing a wonderful Mutt and Jeff act and the camera lingering lovingly over scenery that looks awfully pretty in the moments before it gets spattered with blood.
– Bob Mondello,
NPR.org,
18 Oct 2008
fresh:
In Bruges is a wildly imperfect feature debut, but it does make you curious to see what else McDonagh has to offer.
– Christy Lemire,
Associated Press,
14 Dec 2014
fresh:
Those who know McDonagh's work know a vein of darkness will run deeply through the comedy. It has seldom been darker. Or funnier.
– John Anderson,
Washington Post,
14 Dec 2014
fresh:
I never expected to be moved by In Bruges, but I was.