hello everyone we have a non-spoiler review coming your way right now for the
movie BRIGHTBURN I'm Perri Nemiroff here is Haleigh Foutch
so in case you have missed the trailers for this one I mean what is it
essentially is is like a darker spin on a superhero origin story what would
someone do if they had these abilities and weren't brought up the same exact
way that we have seen many of the iconic heroes that we know and love on the big
screen so it is dark to say the least yeah Haleigh I'm curious to know what what
were you feeling when you first walked out of bright burn I feel like that's
probably a good place to start oh that's an interesting question I felt
satisfied I felt satisfied and a little energized I you know it's a movie I
really enjoyed mostly and so I just you know it's a it's a film that delivers on
its promises and marketing so I very much was like use you sold me something
and then you provided it so I asked this because I walked out and I did feel
satisfied as well but like I don't know if sad is the right word but like maybe
like bummed out but you know you know good way because this isn't the kind of
movie that puts out an idea like that and then just tiptoes around it and make
sure that it gives you just an entertaining piece of cinema for no
reason at all it really goes for it it gets really really dark and violent and
you know coming from the two of us I think that probably speaks to how far
they really push the limits with stuff like that at gore is substantial oh wow
I mean I can't believe they got away with certain things here but it is all
very well done very well shot and it very much suits the story that writers
Brian Gunn and Mark Gunn and also director David Yarovesky are trying to tell
here and I feel like the only way they could have stuck the landing is by
taking every single step they did with the story yeah it's I mean if anyone who
watching this has been keeping tuned on The Witching Hour we both expressed
concern that maybe it would be too dark based on some of James Gunn's
previous producing work I think it towed the line very nicely and that there are
there are certainly scenes that will make certain audiences like not want to
finish watching it like let's say my mom accidentally wanders into that on HBO
one day and she gets to one of the particularly gnarly moments she's gonna
turn that off - but for me as a genre fan I think they hit just the right balance
Mama Nems is not in that same boat you probably keep it on for
that reason but you know walking out of that movie I dug it it worked really
well for me I can understand the reaction especially someone who is a
die-hard Superman fan where that character in particular and what that
character stands for means the world to someone I can understand somebody
walking out of Brightburn feeling a little too upset
like "why did I need to watch that?"
you don't have to exactly you don't have it's not Superman
it is clearly based on you know that archetype, but it's not a Superman story
this is a story about Brandon Breyer exactly and so if that's something that
like is really gonna upset you then I would say this is not the movie for you
because it is building from that archetype to something really horrible
and to be fair like you said that is what the trailers kind of represent
exactly if you're someone who likes me who likes alt history or imagining
multi-university different takes on familiar stories and
I think you'll be really satisfied with what they do yeah I I would agree and I
really do love the pairing of Yarovesky and James Gunn here because you
could feel Yarovesky and his creative mind but you can also feel
almost like James Gunn kind of building his own not necessarily cinematic
universe but having his touch on everything he produces where it strikes
a similar tone and it's that tone for sure it works for me especially well and
also to see Elizabeth Banks back in the mix because I think she handles this
role beautifully Matt Jones is a major stand out for me here too I really do
think that they kind of hit it hit the nail right on the head as far as the
ensemble goes well I think that's something that you know obviously there
a lot of really good reasons you would want James Gunn to be your producer but
also the cast that he commissioned is really a huge leg up and I think this
might be my favorite role from Elizabeth Banks I think she's so good in it and
yeah I like her as a comedic actress but I've actually usually preferred her in
dramatic roles she's a theatrically trained actor as she went to a very big
theatre school in San Francisco I like when she gets to flex that as do I and I
really enjoyed her here I think she plays this great sort of cool mom
but who's who's on an appropriate edge of morality as she starts to understand
why her son is capable of yeah I think one of my only issues with with her arc
and and her husband's arc played by David Denman here is there are a couple
of scenarios where you're like come on guys oh yeah look around you and there
were there were one or two little plot hole things like for example there is a
piece of machinery that's destroyed and I kept wondering after that happened
like how is no one found that yet there's no one raised that red flag
nursing but you know those things aside this is a movie that really has a whole
lot of energy and atmosphere and really sucks you in and some of the set pieces
and those are truly phenomenal from a makeup effects standpoint so it is very
easy to get caught up in it all and just like go with the flow and move on yeah I
agree I think it's a it's just a it's a well-paced movie that sucks you in and
again delivers exactly what it promises it's just I don't know it feels like
such a neat package to me that is well presented well made and for me well well
accepted I'm right there with you that being said do we want to jump in to
score is now for Brightburn? what are you giving it?
I'll go with like a like a solid 7 I'm really positive on it again I enjoyed it
the whole time I don't it's not gonna end up on my top ten favorite movies of
the year list but it's it's very firmly in that I liked this I will watch this
again this is a good movie see it if it's something you want to see I am
I am right in line with you I'm giving it a 7 as well it makes me want to see more
are from every single person involved I found it to be a rich alt take but that
being said one of the things that I wanted more is kind of more time with it
I wouldn't have minded seeing Brandon as an individual I want to name-drop him
played by Jackson A. Dunn here I wouldn't have minded seeing him develop even more
spending more time with him and more time with the family as essentially
they're being ripped apart this is a really interesting character opportunity
here and even though it wound up in a very satisfying place to me in the end I
think it would have served it would have served the movie and his story well had
they added hey maybe even an extra 20 minutes to this thing I wouldn't have
minded spending more time with them that's so interesting because it's one
of those times where I just completely disagree because I think that part of
the appeal of the movie is its simplicity and it's self-contained
nature and I like a tight horror movie like that so I see what you're saying
and that could very well elevate it into a different level but for me just as
someone who really likes a nice clean brief get to the point and do your movie
I really respect the way it's it's constructed and I totally understand
that look at this two people with different opinions on something coming together!
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