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By Jamie East (261) for The Sun (UK) (932) on 27 Sep 2017

All in all, I enjoyed the gist of it - the ideas were all there, the execution was lacking…

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By Brian Viner (589) for Daily Mail (UK) (1,461) on 27 Sep 2017

A powerful and at times upsettingly gruesome film, a western with horror elements and a performance by Guy Pearce as a spooky preacher that…

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By Jonathan Pile (46) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 27 Sep 2017

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…

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By Kevin Maher (647) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 27 Sep 2017

An exploitation western that veers from self-importance to high camp,…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 26 Sep 2017

This epically long, lurid, violent western from Dutch film-maker Martin Koolhoven has a kind of Tarantino-ish prolixity and narrative ingenuity…

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By Matt Glasby (349) for Total Film (3,532) on 25 Sep 2017

With slaughtered lambs, dead babies and prostituted children, it's Old Testament to the core and handsomely, if heavy-handedly, executed…

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By Katherine Mclaughlin (276) for The List (2,018) on 24 Sep 2017

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

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By Charmaine Soh (13) for The New Paper (Singapore) (342) on 19 Sep 2017

The plot won't blow anyone away, but the intense, sadistic scenes and dark twists will get to you…

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By Amber Wilkinson (674) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 14 Sep 2017

[Koolhoven] presumably, intends to create a debate about women being rendered mute by men and religion, but sets about it in the most crass…

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By John Lui (420) for The Straits Times (Singapore) (616) on 18 Apr 2017

[Director Koolhoven] blends the grand idea of divine retribution from Clint Eastwood's Pale Rider with the noir grimness of HBO's Deadwood,…

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By Valerie Kalfrin (25) for Film Racket (579) on 29 Mar 2017

A Western mystery/thriller that wants to portray women's lack of power in the Old West but ultimately becomes repetitive…

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 24 Mar 2017

Though this Western is interesting and artistically daring, it's far too brutal and sadistic (and far too long) to recommend for casual viewing;…

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By Cary Darling (452) for Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com (553) on 17 Mar 2017

Fanning is in fine form as a woman who can't vocalize her emotions, though it's Pearce here who steals the show…

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By Prairie Miller (985) for WBAI Radio (118) on 16 Mar 2017

The religious fundamentalism ideologically rooted in this country finds allegorical terror in the diabolical Preacher…

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By Betty Jo Tucker (725) for ReelTalk Movie Reviews (1,771) on 11 Mar 2017

Gruesome and dark as it can be. But could I stop watching? Not me…

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By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue.com (1,236) on 10 Mar 2017

Some stylish visuals and intriguing genre flourishes aren't enough to overcome the ponderous pace and narrative gimmicks…

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By Stephen Whitty (1,794) for Newark Star-Ledger (1,745) on 10 Mar 2017

There's an odor that lingers long after Brimstone's final fade-out. And it's not sulfur…

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By Glenn Kenny (1,728) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 10 Mar 2017

Well, if there’s one positive thing to say about Brimstone, it’s that it doesn’t lack for lunatic ambition…

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By Scott Tobias (1,684) for NPR (1,713) on 09 Mar 2017

After a while ... Koolhoven's inability to modulate the action with wit or even minor shifts in tone makes Brimstone an oppressive grind…

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By Sheri Linden (962) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 09 Mar 2017

However heroic a figure Fanning’s Liz may be, however much this fine actress makes us feel her terror and determination, any sense of triumph…

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