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In Bruges: If you think in stereotypes, look away

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An inanimate fucking object. Why Bruges? This a question that hasn't got a specific answer. It's one of those questions that has purely subjective answers and all of them are correct. The same thing is true about this Martin McDonagh film . Bruges is a beautiful city but who cares when you can meet racist midgets, fat offended men, assassins, a hot chick that plays tricks on you, a killer with manners and a rude Canadian. This movie is breaking all the stereotypes it gets its hands on. And it does it with the kind of humour that you would piss your pants on - you know, the subjective kind, the one that makes you wonder what is so funny, but your laugh your ass off nonetheless. The plot is good, but what is a lot better are the characters. Even those ones that you meet for a minute. You simply care about them, and this is an ingredient of a job well done by the writers - in this case Martin McDonagh. Colin Farrell does a brilliant job portraying a grief-stricken pr...