AltWeeklies Wire
Looking Back at the First Half of '08 in Filmnew
For this midyear report card, I had a hard time making a list of the best films thus far, because we've only had a few great ones. As for stinkers, the problem I had was figuring out what to cut from an ever-growing list of garbage.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
07-10-2008 |
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Lying Lownew
A joke-laden, quirky shoot-out, In Bruges is not.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
03-06-2008 |
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Tags: In Bruges, Martin McDonagh
'In Bruges' Creates a New Kind of Hit-Man Humornew
Ostensibly a comedy, the film cracks its jokes with a heavy heart. It tries to laugh off what hit men do for a living and fails miserably.
Tags: In Bruges, Martin McDonagh
'In Bruges': Limbo Shticknew
The film is a delightful mixture of the sacred and profane.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
02-19-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: In Bruges, Martin McDonagh
'In Bruges': Canal Zonenew
Tough guys play at being tourists while waiting for their next job.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
02-14-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: In Bruges, Martin McDonagh
Bruisers on Vacationnew
Irish hitmen go medieval in funny debut.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
02-13-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: In Bruges, Martin McDonagh
Arty Assassinsnew
In a wannabe Tarantino flick, Irish playwright Martin McDonagh’s killers talk like actors, not hitmen.
New York Press |
Armond White |
02-07-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: In Bruges, Martin McDonagh
A Sensitive, New Age Hitmannew
Colin Farrell's a killer with a conscience.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
02-06-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: In Bruges, Martin McDonagh
'In Bruges': Hitmen on Holidaynew
The presence of Colin Farrell in a film usually has a number of possible outcomes, none of them good.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
02-06-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: In Bruges, Martin McDonagh
Laughing Abstract: Farrell and Gleeson Get Dark in Inky Black Comedy
“In Bruges” (pronounced ‘brooj’) is a highly unique and stylized black comedy that makes good on its ostensibly simple hitmen/boss narrative trope.
Tags: In Bruges, Martin McDonagh
