Brimstone (2016)

A good movie

“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from it since this movie had won the Golden Calf of the Best Dutch movie of the year, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, to be honest, I did end up with some mixed feelings. However, this is such a rare thing to see such an ambitious Dutch production and only therefore the damned thing already got some free extra points from me. Furthermore, this movie is one of the rare exceptions where a mixed-up chronology was not a useless gimmick but actually enhanced this tale. Still, the damned thing was not flawless, far from it, I’m afraid. Indeed, except for Dakota Fanning who gave here a really solid performance, the rest of the cast was, in my opinion, rather wasted. It wasn’t that Guy Pearce was bad though but his character was such a nasty pie” read more

Golden Calf Winners - Best Dutch movie of the year (43 movies items)

"directed by Martin Koolhoven "

My Movie Highlights of 2016 (91 movies items)

"The hard fate of a girl whose reverend father is a bastard of an incest paedophile. my rating: 8,0"

Anautix' Movie Diary 2018 (163 movies items)

"09.09.2018 The hard fate of a girl whose reverend father is a bastard of an incest paedophile. my rating: 8,0"

Movies I've seen in 2017 (541 movies items)

"My rating: 7/10"

Seen in 2018 (388 movies items)

"Beautiful looking but brutal western. Guy Pearce was good as the perverted priest-terminator chasing Dakota Fanning in the frontier. "

BradWesley123's Movie Journal- July 2017 (29 movies items)

" DVD- 2hrs. 28min. First Viewing Director Martin Koolhoven deserves praise for the ambition that he brings to Brimstone; it's an epic about obsession and abuse that shifts across multiple timelines and perspectives, featuring exceptional performances and strong craftsmanship. Unfortunately, his ambition is often let down by a reliance on suffering as a means to driving the story. Pain can be mined some great storytelling, but when its used as a crutch to propel your story, instead of genuine ch"

MY 2017' MOVIES (66 movies items)

"8,5/10"

Movies Watched in 2017 (161 movies items)

"8,5/10"

BradWesley123's Movie Screenshots: Vol. 14 (50 movies items)

" Director: Martin Koolhoven Cinematographer: Rogier Stoffers Other Images "