Review of Brute (1997) by Robert P — 12 Feb 2018
A brilliant and moving film that deserves a new lease of life in this era of blu-ray discs and HD digital remastering. Unfortunately, the current English-language DVD producers have a lot to answer for, as they have inexplicably failed to include subtitles on the disc - leaving viewers unable to understand some of the most important lines in the film.
Some of the scenes make little sense without them and it therefore spoils the overall narrative, through no fault of the film itself! Interestingly, the film was popular in Poland and the Polish-language DVD does not have this problem (and includes an interesting 10-years-on interview with the producers), and the picture is also better quality - but unless you speak Polish this tip will be of little consolation.
This review of Brute (1997) was written by Robert P on 12 Feb 2018.
Brute has generally received positive reviews.
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