2008 / Martin McDonagh > For all the awesomeness that In Bruges has going for it (and by awesomeness, I’m inclined to say the absolute barrage of political incorrectness), it does make me wonder why McDonagh takes such a sensationalist and overdone method of resolution. However, cheers to him for taking the Colin Farrell out of Colin Farrell and for making Ralph Fiennes one of those guys you love to hate to love to hate. All in all, it’s a good time but sadly not the cult classic it could have become with a couple of tweaks. But the film does the city of Bruges quite a good service by making sure viewers such as myself check out hotel pricing on a whim for the so-called “most medieval” city in the world. (Trust me, even for a small city, the current exchange rates for the dollar does none of us any favors.)