Brimstone and Treacle
by Richard Loncraine
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Actor: Benjamin Whitrow, Denholm Elliott, Joan Plowright, Sting, Suzanna HamiltonDirector: Richard Loncraine
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 87 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-09-16
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of Brimstone and Treacle
Movie Review: Be Careful What You Allow Into Your Home...
Summary: 4 Stars
Sweet words and the ability to lie with utter conviction. These are the tools that Martin Taylor (Sting) utilizes in order to bamboozle his way into the lives of total strangers. After initial failure, Martin "accidentally" bumps into Mr. Tom Bates (Denholm Elliott). Bates tries to give him the brush-off, but Martin is far too cunning for such a simple dismissal! Mr. Bates arrives home, where his wife, Norma (Joan Plowright) has been caring for their bed-ridden, brain-damaged daughter (Suzanna Hamilton from 1984). Home is not much of a refuge for Tom, as Norma is obsessed w/ their daughter's eventual return to normalcy. This both angers and frightens Tom, due to a little secret he is hiding from his wife. A secret that the daughter might somehow / some day remember. There's a knock at the door. Why, it's Martin, come to return Tom's wallet! That's funny, Tom can't recall being without it. Thank goodness Martin "found" it. Low and behold, he also happens to be the daughter's long lost boyfriend! This leads to Martin's slithering his way into a nice little stay at the Bates residence. He's even interested in taking over the unfortunate daughter's care! What an angelic person he is! Of course, we get to see that Martin has other plans for this beautiful, young, seemingly mindless invalid! Yep, he's about as trustworthy as Uncle Ernie in the movie TOMMY! The oblivious mum and suspicious (yet guilt-plagued) dad are unaware of just what it is they've allowed to cross their threshold! BRIMSTONE AND TREACLE is a disturbing, sometimes sickening tale of trickery, gullability, and terrible secrets. It's also funny as hell, in the best black comedy tradition. Watch and enjoy, but keep granny and the kiddies far away!...
Summary of Brimstone and Treacle
Rock superstar Sting "exudes a gleaming, evil eroticism" (Playboy) in this sinister psychological thriller that is so wickedly perverse, its original production was banned from broadcast on the BBC! Co-starring Oscar?(r) nominees* Denholm Elliott and Joan Plowright, Brimstone & Treacle delivers a "devastating combination [of] black humor and titillations of terror" (The Hollywood Reporter)! A charming but mysterious man named Martin (Sting) convinces a couple that he is an old boyfriend of their daughter's, now bedridden and unable to speak. Though the husband is suspicious of him, the wife is happy to have someone help her care for her invalid daughter. But as Martin's true motives are revealed, so too is a frightening family secret one that could tear this family apart! *Elliot: Supporting Actor, A Room with a View (1986); Plowright: Supporting Actress, Enchanted April (1992)Art House & International DVD Video
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