Post by daniel on May 24, 2019 14:44:33 GMT -5
Roy, Pam Beasley's antagonist fiance from The Office, has taken his wealth from the gravel business he owned and retired to a farmhouse in rural Kansas town Brightburn. Ironically enough, he has settled down with his wife Tori... an artist (with a much different style from Pam). Unable to conceive a child (blatantly depicted by stacks of books about infertility and miscarriages displayed in the home), they consider it a miracle when an alien spaceship crash lands on their property, and a baby boy is found inside.
10 years later, space alien Brandon looks like a normal kid, but soon proves himself to be quite the intellectual. One night, the spaceship that brought him to Earth starts chanting to him in an alien language, and something is awoken in Brandon ... something evil. In addition to this alien evil, Brandon finds himself imbued with all the exact same powers that we have seen in another comic character, Superman. What unfolds is a horror take on the Superman origin story, with a load of gore and bodies left in its wake. James Gunn (who totally lent all the credits to his family members in case this movie bombed so he could herald himself the Superior Gunn), renowned director of the blockbuster mega hit Movie 43 (totally robbed at the Oscars), decides to play it extremely safe, showcasing Superman's powers in a "what if" scenario that lacks any imagination or originality. Every tense moment is telegraphed ahead of time since the audience knows what the powers and stakes are in play. What we have is essentially a movie in the same vein as Saw, or, Final Destination, where we eagerly await to see how the next character is going to bite it. I think the film can be enjoyed more if you root for the antagonist, but he's such an arrogant little ass, that you can't help but want someone to come along and just clock him real good. Unfortunately, this isn't the comics, and Lex Luthor is nowhere in sight, so don't expect that satisfaction to ever come.
What we end up with is Gunn saying "come and get me" to the DC Universe, delivering a super villain that could see himself worked into the DC Universe. I doubt they're going to take the bait, and I think this movie, soon to be forgotten, will re-surface 50 years later when whatever form of Red Letter Media that exists then will decide to pan movies (a la Best of the Worst) they can't believe people actually made. Somewhere, though, I feel like Max Landis is itching to try persuade some studios to let him roll with his similar idea for the story of the origin of Captain Hook and Peter Pan.
In the end, I'd have to recommend you wait for the inevitable YouTube video that highlights the kill scenes in this - that's really all this film has to offer, and it will leave you telling yourself, "hm, yeah, ok." Otherwise, I can only imagine this is Gunn offering some kind of bizarre apology to Jenna Fischer, whispering "I finally took care of Roy for you, darling. Cheers."
4/10
10 years later, space alien Brandon looks like a normal kid, but soon proves himself to be quite the intellectual. One night, the spaceship that brought him to Earth starts chanting to him in an alien language, and something is awoken in Brandon ... something evil. In addition to this alien evil, Brandon finds himself imbued with all the exact same powers that we have seen in another comic character, Superman. What unfolds is a horror take on the Superman origin story, with a load of gore and bodies left in its wake. James Gunn (who totally lent all the credits to his family members in case this movie bombed so he could herald himself the Superior Gunn), renowned director of the blockbuster mega hit Movie 43 (totally robbed at the Oscars), decides to play it extremely safe, showcasing Superman's powers in a "what if" scenario that lacks any imagination or originality. Every tense moment is telegraphed ahead of time since the audience knows what the powers and stakes are in play. What we have is essentially a movie in the same vein as Saw, or, Final Destination, where we eagerly await to see how the next character is going to bite it. I think the film can be enjoyed more if you root for the antagonist, but he's such an arrogant little ass, that you can't help but want someone to come along and just clock him real good. Unfortunately, this isn't the comics, and Lex Luthor is nowhere in sight, so don't expect that satisfaction to ever come.
What we end up with is Gunn saying "come and get me" to the DC Universe, delivering a super villain that could see himself worked into the DC Universe. I doubt they're going to take the bait, and I think this movie, soon to be forgotten, will re-surface 50 years later when whatever form of Red Letter Media that exists then will decide to pan movies (a la Best of the Worst) they can't believe people actually made. Somewhere, though, I feel like Max Landis is itching to try persuade some studios to let him roll with his similar idea for the story of the origin of Captain Hook and Peter Pan.
In the end, I'd have to recommend you wait for the inevitable YouTube video that highlights the kill scenes in this - that's really all this film has to offer, and it will leave you telling yourself, "hm, yeah, ok." Otherwise, I can only imagine this is Gunn offering some kind of bizarre apology to Jenna Fischer, whispering "I finally took care of Roy for you, darling. Cheers."
4/10
