Brazil

Well since this is a review, let me start by telling you I did not enjoy this movie so anything after this point must be taken with a grain of salt, this movie ripped open my chest and tore out my soul. It hurt. So with the water pouring out, I give you this.

Brazil, I liked the actors, they had great character throughout the movie, I knew them, I believed them to be real people, the world was also beautifully created, a wonderful tribute of the direction the government and people seem to be heading.

However..., as a whole the movie came off as well a little out of it, like the director/writer Terry Gilliam couldn't decide the state of his mind. The movie started out mostly cohesive and broke down slowly, until they finish (european ending) brings it back down to a decisive stop.

Most of the information that I gathered during the movie had no bearing with the actual plot or outcome of the movie. I believe Gilliam was so intent on creating his environment he did so at the degradation of his plot.

In the end what you have is closer to a psychiatric thriller, similar to The Cell with Jennifer Lopez. The only saver is how damn believable his future is, but it will crush your soul, the parallels to our countries "terrorists" is highly disturbing, almost as disturbing as that creepy baby face mask thing-y.

In conclusion

pros - awesome environment and actors

cons - way to long, disconnected, overly psychedelic.