I wouldn't mark this movie as a comedy with all the killings and blood in it. Yet it is weirdly funny.

Colin, Brendan and Ralph are superb! With some hilarious and emotional moments, In Bruges is a modern classic that is simply genius!

If you do nothing else....you simply HAVE to give this film a watch. Absolutely, hilariously, stupid, but it works! The incompetence of 2 hit men is the crux of the plot, but what transpires is just very, very funny. One of my all time favourite films!

Probably one of the most underrated comedies ever. Very funny and well made

After hearing so much about this movie, I expected a crime comedy. However, it veers so wildly from the serious and emotional to the plain daft, it's hard to make much of it. Not as funny as people make out, and sometimes uber-violent.

Fiennes is doing his 'sexy beast' bad boy, and Farrell is pretty unsympathetic, as i his love interest – and pretty much everyone else in the movie.

The saving grace is Brendan Gleeson, who's brilliant performance carries the heart of the movie and makes what's credible about it… credible.

loved this film, funny, colin farrell brill was looking to watch again but way over priced but thats only because of how long its been out i will buy it, but not through iTunes

I've been to the place and watched the film. What can I say!! They are both amazing. I must admit the film inspired me to go and I didn't regent it. What a beautiful place and a great film. What made it as well is staying in the hotel, as same as the cast. I would got back tomorrow, as the people from Belgium are so friendly and scenery is picture perfect, I think it is as good as Rome. If you ever go there you will have no regrets.

A great comedy i burst out laughing everywhere, make sure you show em kids

At first glance this may appear as the typical pubescent action film, but do not be fooled. The characters are far more intricate than they initially seem and the language used, whilst being politically incorrect, suites them perfectly; despite the "artsy" setting, the characters are in no way "dressed up". It is an ugly storyline with a beautiful backdrop, a thought provoking epic riddled with metaphors and dark humour. A truly decieving film.

Awesome if you like dark comedies. And gleeson and farrell are great actors.

the movie is completely not like the trailer, it's not that funny at all and quite boring…wouldn't recommended it.

Strong performances all round, quirky violence in a wonderful medieval city. Recommended.

I don't understand the people who made this trailer, it is like they never even bothered to watch the film, it has completely the wrong tone as the actual film is a black comedy which is brilliant. I just want to reiterate please don't be put off by the trailer it is an awesome film.

This is by far the most boring overrated film i've ever seen, I only watched the full film as I was so shocked at how bad it was.

Anyone that thinks this is even a half decent film needs to get out more you bunch of weirdos!!!!

One of the best of all time!!

Oh my god, what a film, my favourite film in fact, it has literally got it all, from guns, to blood, to comedy including racist dwarfs. To put this film into one word it would be spectacular!

This movie gets better every time I watch it. Inspired comic performances by all three leads. Don't watch if you dislike swearing, blood, gun fights, racist dwarfs, alcoves and other surreal characters. Would give it 6 stars if I could.

At first I thought it was going to be crap in one way (a bit amateurish and boring) and then I thought it was going to be crap in another way (going for cheap gags and immature, lazy gimmicks) but as the story progressed I have to say I was very pleasantly surprised. It had some real depth and uniqueness to it, and despite some aspects which I didn't appreciate, it was turned out to be a very worthwhile watch in the end. Thanks for the great story.

Bargain and its only on standard not HD

Can someone tell me why it says "99p rental of the week". when you actually have to pay £1.99?

No worth watching . Colin Farrell has made better films . Shame

Pointless, childish nonsense. You would have to be really, really bored with life to enjoy watching this.

I find it ridiculous that the rental of the week has DRM protection in place that means you can't play this on an HD TV connected to your MB Pro.

There's absolutely no point in us trying to crowd around a 15" display.

Thanks Mr Movie Distributer, because of this I now have a sour taste in my mouth and have no interest in ever watching your film. Hope it works out well for you!

Was going to pay this then iTunes put it up for 99p rental, what a bargain the film was funny,well acted Colin Farrell was superb. Im going to buy this now but i wouldn't worry about HD as SD was perfectly fine.

Ignore the synopsis above and ignore the trailer, neither come close to capturing the essence of In Bruges. It's funny, hilarious even, with jokes about fat Americans, dwarves and Tottenham, but at its core this is a film about complex morality, life, death, religion and honour.

The pacing is slow, with the first half simply being the two lead characters, Ray (Farrell) and Ken (Gleeson) trying to find things to do in the 'best preserved Medieval town in Belgium'. A phone call from Harry (Fiennes) triggers a plot into motion that fits together like an intricate watch, resulting in a finale that brings all effects of the pair's encounters from the rest of the film into play almost at once, in which Ken, Ray and Harry can be seen to have been 'judged'.

In Bruges may not to be everyone's taste - sometimes the crudeness of the jokes becomes slightly naseous - but it is a masterpiece, essentially, that derserves to be not just watched, but watched and re-watched. You will find new meanings, intricacies and hidden jokes with each viewing.

After twenty minutes of watching this film (which I rented), I wanted to throw in the towel. But there is a turning point and the film improved dramatically as it progressed. Dont get me wrong, this film is definitely not a masterpiece. But some sequences are very good and the drama picks up with the introduction of Ralph Feinnes. Brendon Gleeson puts in a good performance too, but Colin Farrell overacts it and looks, for the first twenty minutes like a drama student, next to Gleeson, and its therefore hard to get into. Shame because he's been good in other things.

Wanting to kill some time I decided to invest in the £3 for the rental. It's a keeper. Great performances that draw you into the plot, a deceptively slow beginning which makes sense as the film progresses, it's dark humour is well worth the price.

I've yet to see Colin in anything not worth watching, and this is no exception. You won't go far wrong renting this. Not sure it's worth the HD rental but it depends on what you're used to I suppose.

This is a truly great film and anyone that dislikes it either has no taste whatsoever or lacks a good education.

Dark comedy, a little slow but well acted.

I can't believe I paid good money to watch this!!

Slow paced, low on action and all in all just very, very poor!!!!!

Please don't waste your money on this film

if you are a person who likes a film where every other word spoken is f--king , then this is the film for you. It is rubbish.

Basicly you may love or hate this film but i loved it. I found it very funny and then very disturbing in parts but it works somehow. I never liked Colin Farrel until i watched him in this, i think everyone plays their role well. Me and my partner actually went to Bruges just because of this film and it didnt dissapoint.

This is a great film. It's edgy and action packed with some great comic moments but that is what the comedy element is, a few moments. This film is not a comedy, it is jet an action film and it does that brilliantly, it's just when I bought it I was expecting to be laughing throughout but instead I was consigned to sitting on the edge of my seat in suspense, not falling of it with laughter. It would have been five stars if it's supposed genre had changed.

This film is hilarious, it's just superb from start to finish. Ralph Fiennes does a great Peter Cook impression, although some attribute it to Ben Kingsley.

Those claiming this is NOT a comedy are completely wrong. It IS unsuitable for children, but then not all comedy films are made to be child friendly. This is a very black comedy. If you don't appreciate black comedy, then you're probably not going to appreciate this film. That doesn't mean it's not a very good comedy.

UPDATE:

It's 3 years later, and I've just watched this film for only the second time.

It is absolutely flawless. Every single scene is perfectly written and performed. It completely stands the test of time and is going straight into my top 3 films of all time.

I haven't watched The Guard yet, but if it's half as good as In Bruges it'll get into my top 10.

If not the fact that I like Colin as an actor I would have turned it off after first 15 minutes.The actors overall performance is good but the screen play is so boring. To be honest this was the most boring movie I have ever watched. And this girl, the most ugly girl they could pick up. She should have her teeth sorted first before getting the role with Hollywood Star. Don't waste your money.

Made a plane journey back to UK much more enjoyable.

I can't understand how anyone can have enjoyed this. What a waste of nearly two hours of my life. Watch it by all means but don't expect to laugh and those action scenes? I didn't see anything I'd class as action. Very disappointed.

My wife and I decided to watch this because of the high star rating on iTunes, and ended up forcing ourselves to watch it all to see if it got any better. It didn't. It's like a cross between a poor man's Pulp Fiction (trying to borrow from a classic) and Dumb and Dumber (except you actually laugh in Dumb and Dumber). Clearly aimed at juveniles who think prejudice is somehow funny, with gratuitous violence and political incorrectness, it's neither funny or amusing. If on the other hand, you think that lots of swearing, ignorant comments, class A drug taking, weak jokes and poor acting is the formula for a good film, go and watch it. I'd say you'd probably need to be very immature, too.

Ralph Fiennes' performance as a hard man is as entirely unconvincing as his cockney accent, although at least his attempt at it makes you laugh. I reckon he must've though he'd get an award for expanding his range of characters.

I don't normally write reviews but felt so disappointed by wasting my time on this piece of rubbish that I felt compelled to at least warn others.

The only redeeming feature if the movie is that it has nice photography of Bruges.

Interesting story but definitely not a feel good film and not really that funny! I'm baffled that some could consider it 'film of the year'...

It's a must see basically

Loved the film so much me and my girlfriend went there for a few days. The city is even more stunning than in the movie. More romantic than Paris too!

Got to be in my top 10 of all time! The banter between the characters is hilarious- not to be missed!

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT FILM. DON'T HESITATE. BUY IT!!!!

2.5 stars might have been fairer.

Quite fresh and entertaining, great acting from both Colin Farrel and Brendan Gleeson), a bit of disappointment from Ralph Fiennes.

This is my perfect film.. Got it all in the bag.

I did not like the Irish chap at first, then I realised he was playing his part perfectly. The connection between all the main characters was clever and the meaning behind the film was full of thought and had relevance. I love adult films where the comedy simply comes from the strong characters that are within, this film had exactly that.

Who ever said they switched it off before an hour was up because of no plot it cause they switched too early.. Also anyone who says it isn't funny go watch the comedy show: bear behaving badly.. Maybe comedy for 9 year olds is better suited for you.. To finish on a high: a must see. Amazingly funny!

disapointing.

Laughing all the way through!