Review of Brimstone & Treacle (1982) by Bill T — 07 Jul 2013

Sting made his acting debut in this, may I say, somewhat treacley drama about a shyster who cons his way into a home by saying he's a good friend of the family. He charms up Mom (Joan Plowright) but Dad (Denholm Elliott) is a bit suspicious.

Their whole life is centered around their invalid daughter, who Sting immmediately has the hots for. The whole movie is very 80's, with quite the odd soundtrack, a terribly uneven performance by Sting (Plowright and Elliott are surely just doing it for the Sting money), and the script is somewhat daffy (why IS Sting doing what hes doing? Was that ever explained?) Not very good, but alright for the curiousty factor, and it does get a tad creepy towards the end.