Brimstone

Momentum Pictures | Release Date: March 10, 2017

5.9	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 65 Ratings

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deckJun 1, 2018

No popcorn movie for the wide audience.
Stylistically, Brimstone is a bit like the movie "Mother!". Brimstone has less subtle mystical and psychological features. Also, he is less consistent in the visual language. Although the film plays inNo popcorn movie for the wide audience.
Stylistically, Brimstone is a bit like the movie "Mother!". Brimstone has less subtle mystical and psychological features. Also, he is less consistent in the visual language. Although the film plays in America at the beginning of the 19th century, it does not have the characteristics of a classic western. One can rather expect a drama / thriller with features of mysticism.
The story is touching and exciting, in places and the end of the movie unfortunately trivial. Some pictures are uselessly violent and shocking. A little less would not have damaged the overall picture.
The film invites discussion and can lead to controversy. Especially here is the value.
Except for a few dropouts, the actors wear the solid film.… Expand

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badgerryan19May 19, 2017

This is a hard one to categorize. It's a western/drama/thriller & suspense. I feel like people are gonna either really like it or really hate it. I did think the screenplay was superb and the acting was incredible. There were some prettyThis is a hard one to categorize. It's a western/drama/thriller & suspense. I feel like people are gonna either really like it or really hate it. I did think the screenplay was superb and the acting was incredible. There were some pretty graphic scenes that could turn people off. Overall I really enjoyed it and I do hope people would at least give it a try.… Expand

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asif_metalMar 24, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Dakota ruined the film for me. some of the weird choice they make in the film made no sense at all. she slit her father throat n left for dead at brothel. how the **** he survived there. the way they killed Jon snow, it has no effect at all. we all know by now at that point something bad will happened to that character. i like those over the top violence. but why they r in the film! am i watching a slasher flick!? i really thought that father is a super natural vampire or some kind of a monster. thats how confusing that character really was. Only if they focus just on those crazy ass Christian people who live life like that. then the movie will be thousand time good for sure. What the hell with Joana character!, everywhere she goes innocent people die. She even emotionally push her mother to commit suicide. She killed that woman who helped her at the brothel. Her whole family dies because of her. when Dakota play that character it was so blend n cringe worthy. Younger version of that same character was thousand times better than Dakotas character. if the viewer of this film thought this movie is a super natural monster flick, middle of the movie u realize it isnt a monster flick. then u have that they failed horribly. the story n the message they try to send to the viewer failed horribly.… Expand

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JLuis_001Dec 12, 2017

I had high expectations for this western but in the end it turned out to be a disappointing and lackluster experience with performances that barely sustain the whole plot. Besides its lenght is incredibly excessive.

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Voodoo123Nov 19, 2021

+Excellent cast
+Decent production quality
-Terrible 'movie logic' moments Brimstone is an interesting drama/thriller spoiled by a meandering plot with sprinklings of sadomasochistic 'shock moments' spread through the majority of the middle+Excellent cast
+Decent production quality
-Terrible 'movie logic' moments

Brimstone is an interesting drama/thriller spoiled by a meandering plot with sprinklings of sadomasochistic 'shock moments' spread through the majority of the middle and end chapters. There is an unnecessary 'out of sequence' chapter format here which feels wasteful and fails to create any benificial tension or find a deeper meaning. Overall it was a film the felt almost longer than its runtime and was spoiled by the ever frustrating teleporting psycho killer trope. If it had less kills and more authentic attention to logical reasoning and period accurate dialogue i might have felt more connected to the drama. Overall it felt like a missed opportunity to explore the darker spaces of the human psyche.… Expand

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KrzystofJan 12, 2019

This is brilliant masterpiece of film but it's not one that will suit most audiences.
It's a slow burn drama at the beginning, then turns into a kind of western /slasher film toward the end.
Wholly original story and some great performancesThis is brilliant masterpiece of film but it's not one that will suit most audiences.
It's a slow burn drama at the beginning, then turns into a kind of western /slasher film toward the end.
Wholly original story and some great performances and cinematography. If you liked Mother you will probably enjoy this.… Expand

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