Continuity mistake: When Brandon's dad is telling him about his candy being his secret weapon on him when he was a kid, he's shown with just one in his hand. A couple of shots later suddenly he's got 2.
Brightburn (2019)
3 reviews
Directed by: David Yarovesky
Starring: Elizabeth Banks, Matt Jones, David Denman, Meredith Hagner
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Amazing.
Brandon Breyer is not your average teen. His ominous arrival at Brightburn, Kansas starts out as a fulfilled wish for his adoptive parents but soon after he reaches puberty everything changes and their family dream becomes a terrible nightmare in this horror-thriller that takes the premise of "Superman" and churns out a gory, vicious tale of a killer child whose abilities make him a mean menace! From the people who made Super, but minus any humor. Enjoyable supervillain run amok movie.
I rented this movie from RedBox.
If I could give a 3 and 1/2 star rating, I would. It's not good enough for 4 stars but not quite bad enough for 3 stars.
I was hyped for this film, really wanted it to be good. It had a great concept! A horror take on Superman if he grew up to be evil. And with a concept like that they could have done so much.
But, as it stands, it's just an okay good movie. It's not great, just good. And as far as what they could have done with a concept like this, it's really disappointing.
Instead of doing much original, they slide back on your typical modern horror style scares and tropes. It falls flat in that aspect a bit and some of the acting isn't that great. The deaths are gruesome at some points, and some pretty cool. But over all it's a meh, average movie that could have been so much better.
Mistake Status: Wasn't really watching for any this time through. Will probably revisit it in the future.
Brandon Breyer: Mom, who am I?
Mrs. Breyer: You are a gift. I know it's been difficult for you lately, that you feel different from other kids. You are different. After your dad and I got married, we prayed for a baby for so long. One night, someone listened.
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