In Bruges

Released: 2008
Drama, Crime, Comedy
Director: Martin McDonagh
Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Colin Farrell, Ralph Fiennes
Running Time: 107 minutes
Rated: R

The breakdown: A hitman's first job goes terribly wrong as he kills an innocent bystander as well as his target.  His boss sends him to Bruges, Belgium to lay low for a few weeks with another more experienced hit man.

I wasn't expecting to watch this movie, but we only have one tv and my husband was getting ready to watch it so I sat down with him to see it.

I must say I hate Colin Farrell, always have, always will.  He really tries in this movie to be a good actor, but he just can't get there.
Anyway, he plays a new hit man and on his very first job, he kills a little kid by accident when he shoots his target.  His boss, played by Fiennes, is not pleased at all and sends him on a little trip with another more experience hit man played by Gleeson.  Farrell was definitely the weakest link here when you see the other two real actors perform.  But he still can't ruin the movie, because it is worth watching.
So while the two hit men are out on this trip to a very old Medieval city, Gleeson wants to take in the sites and enjoy himself, while Farrell can barely stand how bored he is.  While they are there, they both kinda' wonder what it is they are doing exactly   It's possible they are there to do another job, or maybe it's just to take a break, they really don't know.  Things start to get interesting when their boss calls Gleeson and tells him what the purpose of the visit is, and when Farrell finds a woman that he wants to date in town.

I won't tell you anymore since this is a gem worth finding for yourself.

I give it 3 and 1/2 out of 5 for Gleeson and Fiennes.  There are some genuinely funny and thought provoking moments in this one.  Be prepared for sex talk, violence, and lots of swearing.