Brightburn

5.6

8,418

Ratings

Year: 2019
Country: United States
Director: David Yarovesky
Cast: Jackson A. Dunn, Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Meredith Hagner, Matt Jones, Jennifer Holland, Steve Agee ...
Genre: Horror. Sci-Fi | Superheroes. Aliens

Synopsis

What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister?

	Author	Review
United States	Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"While not exactly original, the premise is certainly effective enough. But Brightburn lacks the visual stylization or wit to elevate it from the realm of the crudely effective B-movie."	NEU
United States	Dennis Harvey Variety	"A watchable but super-silly mix of superheroics and evil-child horror that mashes together singularly uninspired ideas from both."	NEG
United States	Kate Erbland IndieWire	"[It] is certainly compelling, but stuck in the confines of the horror genre, it flames out far more than it flies."	NEU
United States	Scott Mendelson Forbes	"[It] is, sans expectations or hopes, a well-made and appropriately vicious skewing of a classic genre archetype."	POS
United States	Robert Abele The Wrap	"What if Superman started out evil? And what if that was the only idea you had for your movie?"	NEG
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"The gore and the scares work pretty well. The director, David Yarovesky, and the screenwriters, Mark Gunn and Brian Gunn, hit the genre beats cleanly and efficiently."	POS
United States	Witney Seibold IGN	"A wickedly fun little horror flick with enough gore and superhero lore to keep fans of both satisfied."	POS
United States	Jesse Hassenger AV Club	"For such a specific, clever-on-paper idea, 'Brightburn' follows a shockingly predictable turn of events, possibly because it has few reference points beyond other pop-culture stories."	NEG
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"A great premise gets seriously squandered in this ridiculous superhero/horror movie mash-up (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Benjamin Lee The Guardian	"At times, Brightburn risks falling into the all-too-familiar creepy kid horror formula but there’s just about enough to distinguish it from that ever-expanding subgenre (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Ireland	Donald Clarke Irish Times	"The conceit works brilliantly until, in the closing 20 minutes, it clatters disappointingly into a fatal uncertainty (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
Ireland	Sarah McIntyre RTÉ	"'Brightburn' requires you to suspend your disbelief so wholly you feel like screaming at the screen (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
Ireland	Brian Lloyd entertainment.ie	"'BrightBurn' is exactly the kind of cynical mash-up you'd expect from studio executives eager to make a quick payout (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 5)"	NEG
Ireland	Paul Whitington Irish Independent	"The promise of 'Brightburn’s first hour is squandered in a messy, gory climax (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU

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