The movie takes a big black humor as the main line, supplemented by many warm little jokes, but after laughing, it is full of regrets. Ray is a young killer who fails his first mission by mistakenly killing a boy less than ten years old. For this reason, he has been carrying the spiritual cross, followed the old killer Ken to hide in Bruges, full of guilt, and even attempted suicide.
As an old killer, Ken has an unusual sense of justice and kindness, and I'm curious how a decent man like him got on the road of being a killer. In the end, he sacrificed himself in order to save Ray, in order to allow him to start a new life again. Life may not be as important to them as we ordinary people think. Their livelihood is to exchange their lives for money, but here Ken seems to value the future of young people more and is willing to risk his life. This kind of protection of friends has moved me time and time again.
Harry, the big boss, didn't appear until the middle of the film. As soon as it appeared, it brought the atmosphere of the whole drama. The scene where Ken was mad at ignoring his orders and smashing the phone was great. For the honor, go to Bruges and tackle Ken in person. This is a man who sees honor as everything. He didn't allow his subordinates to disobey orders, but instead of killing him at the last minute, he just shot Ken in the leg as punishment. He still values brotherhood.
He doesn't allow others to say that his family is not good. You can accuse me in person or call me a bastard, but if you involve my family and my children, you can't do it!
When the bitch who was blinded by Ray's left eye with a blank bullet complained to Harry about Ray, even though the purpose of Harry's trip was to kill Ray, he still said with considerable contempt: To be honest, you brought it on yourself. You go to robbery, but you only bring empty ammunition, and someone robs you of a gun, and someone shoots empty bullets into your eyes. It is your mother-in-law who made you blame yourself. In any case, it won't change the fact that he turned you into a sissy blind.
At the end of the film, when Harry also accidentally killed a little dwarf because he shot Ray, Harry walked slowly to the dwarf's body and said: I understand. Without hesitation, he pointed his gun at himself, and the dying Ray yelled no! Harry said: You should stick to your principles. He opened his mouth again and shot himself. He is such a principled man, maybe his career doesn't make him a great person, but his charisma can. Aside from the standards of morality and justice, Harry is a respectable man.
Although the heroine does not play much, she plays a vital role. Ray wouldn't have had a feud with two Canadians in a restaurant if he hadn't been dating her, and as a result, Ray couldn't escape Bruges. If it weren't for befriending her, Ray wouldn't have had a grudge against that sissy, and in the end, he killed Ken and the little dwarf, Ray himself, and even Harry because of the sissy's tip-off.
If it weren't for her, the story would have been simplified into a story about a young killer who failed to perform his mission and an old killer who sympathized with him and risked his life.
It seems that the meaning of the screenwriter can be understood as two layers: First, the beauty is a disaster, so be careful and stay away. Second, women are magical creatures, they make life colorful and definitely worth having.
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