"Brightburn": Movie Review
The horror genre has fallen into the trap of cliched writing and directing. "Brightburn" however is a hauntingly fresh take on a boy gone absolutely psycho.
Brandon Breyer (Jackson A. Dunn), a 13 year old with unknown abilities, starts acting strange around his adoptive parents.
It's a gory, sadistic ride through the lenses of director David Yarovesky. A wonderfully crafted, low budget horror film that sets out to make you squirm in fear. Through multiple violent scenes, Yarovesky shows how fun yet terrifying the horror genre can be, and that's thanks to some really solid performances.
Elizabeth Banks and David Denman as Breyers parents are believable and touching. The balance between parental care, and "we have to kill our son" is a tight rope act, and "Brightburn" successfully manages to do so. Even side characters such as Matt Jones makes the sadism being performed on screen, not as heavy handed.
It's not all perfect, as the film finds itself cornered by those horror cliches talked about previously. Cheap jump scares, and some low budget effects take something out of it, but not for exceptionally long.
"Brightburn" is one of the most surprising summer movies of the year. It's violence can be funny and devastating, and it's performances are solid throughout. There is a charm to its lack of perfection, and a true art to it's gutsy storyline.
Brandon Breyer (Jackson A. Dunn), a 13 year old with unknown abilities, starts acting strange around his adoptive parents.
It's a gory, sadistic ride through the lenses of director David Yarovesky. A wonderfully crafted, low budget horror film that sets out to make you squirm in fear. Through multiple violent scenes, Yarovesky shows how fun yet terrifying the horror genre can be, and that's thanks to some really solid performances.
Elizabeth Banks and David Denman as Breyers parents are believable and touching. The balance between parental care, and "we have to kill our son" is a tight rope act, and "Brightburn" successfully manages to do so. Even side characters such as Matt Jones makes the sadism being performed on screen, not as heavy handed.It's not all perfect, as the film finds itself cornered by those horror cliches talked about previously. Cheap jump scares, and some low budget effects take something out of it, but not for exceptionally long.
"Brightburn" is one of the most surprising summer movies of the year. It's violence can be funny and devastating, and it's performances are solid throughout. There is a charm to its lack of perfection, and a true art to it's gutsy storyline.
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