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Created Jul 19, 2008 12:40AM PST • Edited Jul 19, 2008 12:40AM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   Very Good 3.5

   What happens when two thugs go to a sleepy Belgian town? In Bruges is a great movie that shows you. Surprisingly funny even during bouts of drama and violence, Colin Farrell (“Ray”) and Brendan Gleeson (“Ken”) get involved in twisting encounters with the locals, including a drug-dealing woman, a midget, a kind pregnant hostess, an intense armenian gun dealer — and you get the idea of the craziness that ensues. A colorful use of bad language throughout the movie makes the dialog quite hilarious. Ralph Fiennes is perfect as “Harry”, the driven bad-guy boss who comes in to clean the situation yet. The story is clever, the surroundings unique, the dialog witty and wacky — there is a lot to like about this very enjoyable and humorous movie – which comes complete with a dramatic and impactful ending.

4. Acting

   Great 4.0

5. Male Stars Great 4.0

6. Female Stars Great 4.0

7. Female Costars Great 4.0

8. Male Costars Great 4.0

10. Film

    Very Good 3.5

11. Direction Very Good 3.5

12. Play Very Good 3.5

13. Music Very Good 3.5

14. Visuals Very Good 3.5
15. Content

16. Edge

    Sordid 3.1

17. Sex Erotic 3.1

18. Violence Brutal 3.1

19. Rudeness Profane 3.1

21. Reality

    Glib 1.7

22. Circumstantial Glib 1.7

23. Biological Glib 1.7

24. Physical Glib 1.7