Brutal in its depictions of violence, Brimstone is tough to watch at times, but never less than gripping, even as the clock creeps up to the 150-minute mark.
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It's a dark, bleak and utterly depressing film from the first scene to the last. What makes 'Brimstone' worth watching is its gripping storyline, first rate ...
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It's a 7/10 for me, but I definitely wouldn't recommend Brimstone to everyone without a sense of their personal tastes.
The film is beautifully shot, its wide landscapes and monochrome snow scenes are unforgettable. Seeping blood is a recurrent image, and its more horrific scenes ...
This epically long, lurid, violent western from Dutch film-maker Martin Koolhoven has a kind of Tarantino-ish prolixity and narrative ingenuity.
It's not a linear presentation, but adds much more depth to the characters. The acting is outstanding, especially from Guy Pearce! He is absolutely believable ...
Brimstone is disturbing and extremely violent. Its sequels are uncomfortable and cause distress. It makes explicit certain sequences with a lot of graphics, but ...
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 ...
It's an extremely brutal, gory, gruesome story about an evil preacher who uses religion to justify his horrific treatment of women.
“Brimstone” is like the Dutch sexual-nightmare version of a Catholic horror film, with the Reverend as a kind of sternly lustful father-figure ...