Brimstone and Treacle
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Movie Reviews of Brimstone and Treacle
Movie Review: Very under-rated film that deserves more attention
Summary: 5 Stars
To quote a review I remember reading when this film came out, "Never have nice manners seemed so menacing." This is a creepy film - without doubt. Some people will definitely be freaked out by some of the subject manner. However, nothing is quite as it seems in this movie.
Sting does a damn fine job of acting here. I don't think anyone other than Sting could have done justice to the lead role, except perhaps a young Malcolm McDowell. The script by Dennis Potter is very smart too. I won't summarize the plot as others have already done so.
What I like is all the questions that pop up in your head that the film refuses to answer. Is Martin just the father's personal demon? His guilty conscience personified? Is Martin good or evil? Is he neither?
This film deserves much more attention than it got. It was on video tape only briefly in the U.S. and was unavailble for more than a decade.
Thankfully, this DVD came along. A good weird little film for when you are in a slightly strange mood.
Movie Review: Sting - Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
Brimstone and Treacle 1982 - I loved this movie. Sting is very good in this movie as the devil's or perhaps the angel's advocate to help a family resolve their emotional problems. Sting's character, Martin Taylor, is the catalyst to help the Bates family expose their family secrets and bring their daughter Patricia back into the world from her self imposed hiding. She needed an emotional shock to bring her back to her family. This is the second version of this movie, with the first produced in the 1970s and banned by the BBC for about 15 years. This version is a little lighter but tells the story well.Movie Review: "What she needs is love...lots of it!"
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw this when it was fresh on video and it is WEIRD. Like TRACK 29 by Nicolas Roeg is weird. I liked both films. This one has 2 heavyweights of the British theater, Denholm Elliot and Joan Plowright, and a thoroughly convincing STING as ...what? An evil sprite? The devil himself? watch it and try to come to your own conclusion; that is the pleasure of this odd little gem.Movie Review: Very dark
Summary: 5 Stars
Sting does a good job playing a sick [...] in this twisted psychodrama & it's not hard to see why this would get banned.This flick is disturbing & not easily forgotten since I first saw it back in the early 80's.The characters in this flick are just plain wrong,wrong,wrong....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!...
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