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38. "In Bruges"
The trailer for this film is nothing like this film. The trailer made it seem like "In Bruges" would be a shoot em up action comedy. It does center around someone getting shot and there are a lot of jokes, but the film isn't an action film or a comedy. It's just a good film with equal parts action, comedy and drama.

I saw the trailer once before a film a few months ago. That's all I knew about "In Bruges." The film did not disappoint. Writer/Director Martin McDonagh obviously knew his material and got what he wanted. Colin Farrell created an original character that has the potential to be a cult figure. Ralph Fiennes comes in more than half way through the film and as always, is excellent. Brenden Gleeson plays a entirely believable multi-dimensional hitman. The setting is both bleak and fairy tale like. I really can't think of a way to improve this film. Thus far, it's the best film of 2008.