Colin Farrell does black comedy

Martin McDonagh, already an Oscar winner for the short film ‘Six Shooter’, wrote and directed In Bruges. It’s a story about two hitmen hiding out in Bruges.

Can Colin Farrell actually be funny? Hmm….I guess he can pull it off with those good lucks and charm. The trailer has some funny bits, especially when Farrell’s character complains about Bruges. It reminds of Grosse Pointe Blank (one of my favorite Cusack movies btw) or Lock,Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels. All these stories are about killers/thieves and other various morally bankrupt characters. They focus on protagonists struggling with the choices they’ve made in life.

There was a ton of coverage for the film at Sundance. Of course, most of the camcorder lenses were focused on Colin Farrell, but at least some of the video interviewers saved time for McDonagh and co-star Brendan Gleeson.

Find a more in-depth review of the film on Cinematical.

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