A boring time "In Bruges"

Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson star as two hitmen ordered by their crime boss, played by Ralph Fiennes, to escape to Bruges (which is in Belgium) after a job gone wrong.

Farrell, although at first convincing as a man who neither cares about anyone nor finds significance in his beautiful surroundings, transforms into someone overwrought by grief.

His overly expressive eyebrows, coupled with his quick speech and somewhat quirky mannerisms, define a character who obviously has something troubling him (don’t worry, I won’t ruin it). For a hitman, Farrell is rather oblivious though, trusting and inexperienced in too many ways; a fault that comes to haunt him later. His cohort (Gleeson) is much more adept, wise, and efficient in his practiced way of life, forming an almost protective fatherly shield over his younger accomplice.

Although there are a few pleasant witty one-liners (delivered mostly by Farrell), the acting is mediocre, the characters are only somewhat compelling at best, and the storyline a bit slow and difficult to really fathom. The match of Farrell and Gleeson was not an ideal choice, and the depth of their work relationship is never really explained. I did not find myself rooting for any character in particular.