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Brimstone (18)

Thriller, Western

From the moment the new reverend climbs the pulpit, Liz knows she and her family are in great danger.

The critical consensus

Brutal in its depictions of violence, Brimstone is tough to watch at times, but never less than gripping, even as the clock creeps up to the 150-minute mark.

****(*)Jonathan Pile, Empire Online, 25/09/2017

The landscapes are beautifully shot and Fanning is an engaging presence throughout, yet the punishing themes make contact like a blunt instrument.

**(*)(*)(*)Katherine McLaughlin, Little White Lies, 25/09/2017

Fanning has a fiercely defiant presence and Pearce is a kind of low-decibel Nic Cage: an outrageously operatic performance, kept in bounds. It holds together for over two hours, before unravelling in the last quarter of an hour.

***(*)(*)Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 27/09/2017

A pretentious and portentous western that takes a mimetic approach to showing how brutal frontier life was for women by victimising and subjugating its female characters for much of its two-and-a-half hour running time.

*(*)(*)(*)(*)Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 28/09/2017

Some nice ingredients, but all placed together, tastes pretty foul.

**(*)(*)(*)Adam Lee Davies, Little White Lies, 28/09/2017

The film looks beautiful but is deeply unpleasant to watch.

**(*)(*)(*)Allan Hunter, Daily Express, 29/09/2017

This strikingly photographed story of a vengeful preacher and his victims in America’s old west revels too much in its savagery towards women.

**(*)(*)(*)Wendy Ide, The Observer, 01/10/2017

Where and when?

General release. Check local listings for show times.

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