Brightburn (4K + Blu-ray) (STEELBOOK)

Despite its poor performance in the box office, I had been looking forward to this film for months because the idea was so interesting. But stunted plot points and a jumpy timeline combined to remove virtually all chances for character development or audience empathy. It felt like a good 2 hr. movie that some crappy editor decided to chop down to 90 mins. by removing all subtlety and build up.Such helpful cinematic features are replaced by long-winded and awkward discussions of masturbation and disgusting, over-the-top acts of violence that seem to come out of nowhere. For a movie that couldn't spend a few extra minutes giving its audience some background context or characters to care about, it sure didn't mind lingering on useless and disturbing gore.This film could have (easily) been great. If the screenwriters were not up to the task, they could have at least settled for mildly thought provoking. Instead they used a fascinating premise as a mere springboard for a slasher film.

Pros: Great potential...what if young Super..type boy wasn't kind and gentle? Great potential.That is about it for the Pros.Cons: Horrible script. Almost no character background development. It just seems like gratuitous horror scenes were added for cheap thrills or by someone who thought that blood, guts, teeth and other bloody carnage would make viewers forget how horrible the screen writing was.This could have been a great movie, instead I give it a solid F. You can not believe me and spend $14.99 on it, but be prepared to be not surprised. Best find a friend who has this movie already and just waste 90 minutes of your life. You have been warned.

Just want to start off by saying that I love the overall concept of this movie, unfortunately, this a profoundly terrible version of the said concept and I'm not over exaggerating. Writing, dialogue, acting, directing. There was nothing that redeemed its existence. I hated nearly every decision the filmmakers made to tell this story. I'm actually a bit angry about it, in fact. I'm angry because this concept had so much potential to be really great, but sucks that it landed in the hands of terrible writers and filmmakers. I'd give it zero stars if i could. One star is too many.

to be honest have never liked supermanbut after watching this horror masterpiece gotta say,... gee thank GOD Superman isnice, kind, and politically correct,... SERIOUSLY !!!love watching horror and science fiction films becauseof the problem solving you the viewer get to partake in,as the story or film progress along,... what would you do,what they should do, cant believe they just did that and so on.watching this circumstance unfold you think,... really there wouldbe absolutely nothing that these folks can, or could do, except beslaughtered,... that is the key ingredient in masterful horror,... howto get the viewer to feel helpless and frightened,... as they watch onin shock and in terror,... BRIGHTBURN succeeds at this viewing experience !!!brilliantly acted,... the plot was genius,... the gore and kills believable and gruesome !!!if you enjoy this film and have not seen THE BOYS,... highly recommend you do,... for those of uswho have,... just gotta say,... HOMELANDER has met his match with this lil twisted punk BRIGHTBURN !!!PERFECT PURCHASE,... for your horror, science fiction, super-villain, anti-hero, and slasher crazy gore WTF collection !!!

This film was marketed as "What if Superman was a rotten kid?"The film that we got, however, is a lame attempt at a slasher film akin to 2009's Orphan. The filmmakers made zero attempt to flesh out the psychology of a kid discovering his superpowers, and instead just made a movie about a psychotic kid who murders some locals and his oblivious parents refuse to acknowledge that their child who fell from space could possibly be any different from any other child.

A lot of the reviews mention the fact that the origin story is basically Superman's, but flipped on its head, which is true. It even takes place in Kansas.It doesn't matter. This is a relentless, unforgiving movie, and a refreshing addition to the horror genre.About time. One of the first blind movie purchases I've made in a while that was satisfying. I wish it had a longer run time.

For those of you who read DC comics this is basically the story of evil parallel universe Superman, Ultraman from Earth 3.It's a really good look at what would happen if Superman believed he was superior to humanity. It's refreshing to see this played out in movie form.

There’s not much worthwhile to say about this movie, except don’t buy it...just rent it when it becomes available. The whole storyline isn’t like Superman, but in a reverse role. The movie is well-made but it’s not very creative, and it is violent.