Body At Brighton Rock (2019)

Body At Brighton Rock (2019)

What? 18?? Seriously??? Maybe because the film is so boring. I know someone said: “For me, after 57 interminable minutes, it was over! But even as a child, I wouldn’t have watched it to the end. Why does this kind of crap exist?” I probably won’t have a satisfactory answer today!

Another film that’s a little shorter than average, but it feels so long! Everything could have been better. The direction thinks it’s incredible, with its zooms in moments of shock, but it’s rather laughable. The characters are useless or underdeveloped. The ending is meant to be subtle, but it misses the mark. The poster is misleading. In fact, what we’ve been waiting for for over an hour only happens at the end… and when it does, it’s not all that spectacular. Full of inconsistencies and ridiculous moments.

This time, you can clearly tell that the film lacks pace and that it’s very hard to stay attentive. There were plenty of times when I had to go back in time because I’d started daydreaming. And even then, I realised I hadn’t missed much. So sad!

Body at Brighton Rock is one of those feature films where someone is stuck somewhere and in the first few hours, a simple walk turns into survival.

Many of these survival films show just how rotten our society is! Films like Mine (2016) and this one show just how difficult and complicated extraction can be. We’re led to believe that no one will be left alone or behind, that every life and every second counts… but that’s rubbish! When you’re injured and you don’t know where you are because you’ve lost your way… it doesn’t look like anyone will do everything possible to save you. Always know your location, folks, and warn other people! Well, it’s all in the movies, isn’t it?

Apart from that, this film also shows the arrogance of superiors or people in important positions compared to those at the bottom of the ladder. Nothing the newcomers say can be right. They don’t know, they haven’t learned, they can’t do it right. So… even if they’re right, they’re bound to be wrong. Full stop!

Yes, it’s horrible! As is the fact that it’s very easy to lose interest in this film several times during viewing. Admittedly, I was rather disappointed. That said, the film isn’t always lacking in humour, such as lighting a fire using a sheet of fire safety advice.

I wish lead actress Karina Fontes all the best in future films. Otherwise, her career will end before it even begins.

As for the director, Roxanne Benjamin, she was one of the directors who created the segments for Southbound (2015) alongside the Radio Silence (Productions) collective, David Bruckner and Patrick Horvath. She had also directed There’s Something Wrong with the Children and is one of the creators and producers of the horror anthology films V/H/S (2012), having developed and produced V/H/S and V/H/S/2. I wonder if she shouldn’t stick to short films, just like her companions. Honestly!