shawn-bhfest
Brutal... I saw this film at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood a few weeks back... In all honesty, One of the coolest indie gangster films I've saw since the "Drive" premier at Cannes two years ago... It has a gritty New York feel... The story itself is something realistic, the acting is grade A which tells me the director really new what he was doing with this one! I was happy to see that you don't need all the Hollywood BS. effects and extras to have a good indie film stand strong. This film has proved to me that film making is still an art and can be done successfully without millions of dollars and Hollywood studios behind it. Los Angeles may be the capitol of film making but New York is on the rise.
MickyFin
OK, great concept of a film, no denying that, but even with the occasional good actors thrown in, there are small details that ruin it in my personal opinion.Lets take the moment at around 21 minutes into the film...Massive guy struggles to light his cigar...Have the film crew never heard of cigar cutters?Prior to that, the mob would not even entertain meeting a nobody in public, period, not to mention have the patients of a saint to listen to so called nobody. They always want proof of tale, not to mention proof of who is talking to that, a pat down is not enough to tell if someone is wired for example.Im halfway through the film as I write this, so will add more as and when I can. If you want that is?
Joey Delmonte
Great idea to tell the story thru the use of flashbacks. It added to the intensity. Several times I clutched my seat because of how intense it was. There were some surprises that came out of left field. That made the movie different than traditional Mob movies. It was a completely unique plot. I don't know how else to describe it. I know I ordered it ASAP from Amazon and they were selling out fast. There was only 1 copy left when I ordered it over a week ago. I was happy when the movie was in my mailbox 2 days later. I heard about this movie from a friend and he hadn't seen it yet either. We both were glued to our chairs. I usually pause a movie at home to run out for a cigarette, I didn't do it with Brutal!
lucamatassa
Brutal beats down, without mercy, any mob movie preconceptions you might have. Right from the start you get pulled into the story and you can't help but feel yourself wondering, what's my next move? What would i do in this situation? But then, the story keeps moving along and you are in another situation altogether. I also found this movie original very entertaining with great acting by all, especially the part played by the ex-Soprano tough guy. The dialog and interplay between the main characters was very genuine and real. These guys go from good buddies to good fellas and back with many twists and turns. It does not get much better than Brutal. I highly recommend this movie.
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