Should you watch Brightburn?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Brightburn
Film · 2019
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?
The sides of Brightburn
- A boy from a crashed spaceship
- Kansas farm parents who adopted him
- A Superman story turned to horror
Brightburn is good for you if…
- you like horror built on a child you can't stop.
- you can take a story with no hero coming to save anyone.
- you like a familiar superhero origin twisted into a nightmare.
Brightburn is bad for you if…
- you can't stand close-up gore.
- you can't watch parents losing a child they love to evil.
About: parenthood · power · denial
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