Why does In Bruges creep up and grab you?! Initially I dismissed it as a typical lightweight hitman flick - the guy-flick (as opposed to the chick-flick!). But after encountering it on a transcontinental flight, I was motivated enough to rent it for a couple of days. It was entertaining, snappy dialog, two hitmen and the picturesque locales of Bruges in Belgium. And the ephemeral, ethereal presence of Clemence Poesy, alongside the hitmen (childishly thuggish Colin Farrell and the more worldly introspective Brendan Gleeson) and their boss (the magisterially, certifiably psychopathic Ralph Fiennes).
Personally I think it works, mostly because of the contrasts - between the characters and their calling, between the lady and the thugs, between gossamer dreams and harsh messy reality. Also between the picturesque historic old neighborhoods now festering with drug pushers, hookers and hold-up artists on the one hand (the predators) and hapless blundering tourists on the other (the prey).
It also makes me put Bruges on the To-Visit list!
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