In Brady Corbets 215 minute epic, only one word comes to mind; Stunning. The Brutalist looks stunning. The performances are stunning. The production is stunning. The SCORE is stunning. This is one miracle of a movie. One up until around the 200 minute mark I was convinced I was watching one of the greatest movies I've ever seen in my life. Until the ending. The ending didn't fully click with me. Not to say it's bad, but for how long we spend getting to learn these characters. It was rather quick? Nevertheless, The Brutalist is an unbelievable portrayal of immigrant struggle, and the dark side of the American Dream. Adrien Brody delivers personally my favorite performance of the year, and Guy Pearce will be eating every single supporting award up. He's unreal, along with Felicity Jones. The Brutalist is a movie that shouldn't exist, and yet it does.
It is stunning.
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