Review of Brother

Brother (2019)
7/10
Very good film overall, but with a poor ending
9 December 2019
What makes the film good is the story that manages to capture the viewer's emotions for real, the superb acting, cinematography and editing, intense brutality without showing too much or exaggerating the violence. The violence in the film is almost always only suggested and underlying, a feeling that at any minute something really bad can happen, a very effective way of keeping the viewer's attention up. The negative thing about the film is that the short minutes at the end does not feel as well thought out and planned as the rest of the film, and the "twist" at the end feels exaggerated and made to get some kind of surprise effect on the viewer, but it does not work well and the end's somewhat abrupt still image makes it feel like that they rushed it together. Otherwise, it is a very well-made and fine film, important but incredibly tragic and disturbing to watch.
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