Brimstoneis an unpleasant movie, but thats not disqualifying.
There are so many pleasant movies.
It gets a bit boring, after awhile.
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AndBrimstonedoesnt seem like it should be boring.
Tongues are sliced off.
Against all odds,Brimstones a snooze.
The self-importance doesnt help.
The story flows through four chapters, with titles signposting Biblical significance.
Chapter 1 is Revelation, Chapter 2 Exodus.
(Tragically, Chapter 3 is not Deuteronomy.)
We get it: This isseriousstuff.
Fannings housewife struggles to keep her family together.
Elsewhere, we meet a young girl wandering the western wasteland.
Guy Pearce haunts the movie.
His menacing preacher is a sight to behold.
Fanning almost holds the movie together, her big eyes speaking desperate volumes.
ButBrimstones narrative structure strands us outside of her characters journey.
Themes of incest and sexual assault run through the movie, butBrimstoneis a bit of a goof, really.
By the timeGame of Thrones Kit Harington shows up as the worlds cutest sad cowboy, the pastiche is complete.C
