Maybe you have to be European to appreciate and comprehend the black humor battery that politically incorrect yarn In Bruges operates off of. The film is a coy, almost daft study of the post-job life of hit men and how they attempt survival in the murder-for-hire business. The film twists the traditional, overused formula of examining the minutiae and day-to-day activities of those who’ve done the deed when they're laying low and avoiding retribution for their actions. Ray (furry-browed Colin Farrell) and his partner Ken (Brendan Gleeson) are hiding out in the quaint, architecturally beautiful town of Bruges, Belgium, far away from the brutal murder they committed in London. Ray accidentally knocked off a child and his guilt complex has shifted into overdrive. Despite being deposited in a sleepy city ripe for partaking in innocent touristy activities and maintaining anonymnity, the lethal plague of boredom overwhelms the pair. Contract killers don’t exactly blend into the scenery,

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