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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