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MadameC

Four Stars

Reviewed in Canada on March 12, 2016

It is a nice movie.

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Robin Simmons

WEIRDLY DISTURBING

Reviewed in Canada on September 16, 2003

Once banned on the BBC, BRIMSTONE AND TREACLE (MGM) stars Sting as Martin Taylor, a charismatic, mysterious figure who insinuates himself into the household of the Bates. Tom Bates (Denholm Elliot) writes religious literature, his wife Norma (Joan Plowright) spends her time caring for their disabled, mute, daughter. Martin doesn't know the family, but convinces the Bates that he's an old friend of their daughter and moves in to do his thing. Is Martin a demon or an angel? See what happens when the daughter recovers her speech.

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Jeff Campbell

Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada on March 17, 2015

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Raegan Butcher

"What she needs is love...lots of it!"

Reviewed in Canada on August 11, 2006

I saw this when it was fresh on video and it is weird. Like TRACK 29 by Nicolas Roeg is weird. Both films have screenplays by the irrepressibly strange (God bless him) Dennis Potter; This one has 2 heavyweights of the British stage, 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.

Richard Loncraine has style to burn and he fills the screen with expertly crafted compositions and he has a nice tendency to use slightly wide-angle lenses to make everyday objects take on a malevolent aspect; he knows how to shoot STING, in order to make him look sinister, that is for sure. Bravo.

Over the years i have shown this to many, many different people and it always captivates them and holds their attention from the first frame to the last. i would have to say this is my favorite of anything Dennis Potter has written to hit the cinema screens, ever. Course, that's not saying much. He is a difficult artist do do justice to, but BRIMSTONE & TREACLE delivers the goods. In spades. Its darkly funny and also thoroughly squirm-inducing in places. The acting is all first rate; Denholm Elliot is magnificent as the repressed and domineering husband; he projects a marvelous snse of twitchy hostility and discomfort; watching him agonize is one of the films strange pleasures. And Sting is fantastic. I think a lot of people here on the IMDb are being unfair to him because of his pop stardom, but I think he delivers an excellent performance, full of sly menace and sinister charm. I think he should be commended for playing such a morally dubious character, and so well! So, kudos to Mr Gordon Sumner! And what can I say about Joan Plowright except that every time I look into her eyes I fall in love! She is such a gifted actress that she simply becomes her character; sad, sweet, ultimately optimistic--in short, the archetypal Mother. Good stuff, indeed.

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Sara

Dark film, interesting story, and great music.

Reviewed in Canada on January 5, 2002

Tom Bates (Denholm Elliot) is a writer who pens little religious sentiments for things like greeting cards and hymns. His wife, Norma (Joan Plowright), is a kind and longsuffering woman who spends countless hours looking after their daughter, Patricia (Suzanna Hamilton), who is disabled. After what was thought to be a freak car-pedestrian accident, Patricia needs round-the-clock care. She cannot speak, cannot dress or bathe herself, cannot feed herself and cannot even seem to be cognizant of the daily events going on around her. Tom is convinced that Patricia is mentally 'gone' from them forever and she cannot understand anything said about her. Norma, on the other hand, is full of faith that Patricia can hear and understand everything. One day, everything changes. Tom, the disillusioned-with-faith writer of psalms, bumps into Martin Taylor (Sting). Martin claims to have been not just a friend of Patricia's from school, but a boyfriend who loved her enough to ask her to marry him. Tom is naturally suspicious of him, both because he fears Martin might be a con-man and because he is afraid Martin might shed some light on the reasons why Patricia had her accident in the first place. Martin finds out where the Bates family lives and drops in. Norma takes an instant liking to him and persuades Tom to let him stay with them. He and Tom have a number of minor battles but he continually bolsters his image with Norma. He seems to share her faith that God has something miraculous planned for Patricia and he even begins calling Norma "Mumsy." ... The climax of the film arrives late one night when Martin moves in on Patricia. His terrible treatment of her awakens something within her and suddenly she remembers the wicked event that caused her sickness in the first place. Martin flees but the viewer is left with the knowledge that Patricia will tell all and the situation will be made right at last.
There is certainly room for speculation, particularly with the title that the film has, that the author is trying to suggest that Martin Taylor's role is not entirely evil yet not entirely good either. Rather than painting him as a demon or an angel, he is more of a character who simply sheds light on things. I consider this to be one of Sting's best film performances if not *the* best, out of his rather lackluster (and I say that with sadness, because I am a fan) movie career. I would recommend this movie to any Sting fan or any follower of Denholm Elliot's career, anyone who enjoys dark and/or indie films and definitely anyone who enjoys trying to crack a good mystery.

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Roger Chesher

The enigma of a distasteful tale.

Reviewed in Canada on December 14, 1999

Dennis Potter is for many the most challenging and thought proving dramatist of our generation. Brimstone and Treacle does not quite reach the heady hights of Pennies from Heaven or the Singing Detective in terms of its invention but possibly exceeds them in its power to challenge thoughts around conventional morality. Who is the villain in this piece? Is it the Sting character preying pervertedly upon an innocent, or is it the father whose infidelity triggered off the whole chain of events in the first instance. The intervention of the "pervert" releases the heroine from her coma, liberates the mother from her drudgery and exposes the father. In reality no harm is done to the girl. Is therefore Sting a Devil or an Angel, does harm sometimes need to be done to create good? The film improves enormously on the TV play with brilliant casting, an evocotive atmosphere and excellent music. Sting was perfectly cast. Watch it and start to think!

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Jaye Ransom

Even if you don't like Sting

Reviewed in Canada on September 7, 2002

I love this movie, but I am also a Sting fan (Sting from the Police not Sting the dirty hippie). I had a hard time getting people to watch this movie, because Sting was in it, but he is very good. The story is creepy and the characters are believable. In the beginning it is hard to put your finger on who is the token good character and who is the token bad guy, but that just keeps you interested. So if you like feeling uncomfortable and if you like yelling comments of disapproval and suggestions at the screen, I say buy this video.

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Lucie Boutet

Un bon petit film dérangeant et bizarre

Reviewed in Canada on April 2, 2021

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Ce petit film met en vedette Sting dans le rôle d'un personnage malveillant mais qui se dit bienveillant. Je m'explique. Il impose sa présence à une famille dont la fille est devenue un légume suite à un terrible accident. La mère croit qu'elle guérira un jour et fait confiance à Dieu mais le père a perdu tout espoir et ne croit plus en Dieu. Martin, personnage interprété par Sting, est bien accueilli par une mère trop naïve qui voit en lui quelqu'un de bien parce qu'il lui dit de belles choses et qu'il fait ses prières. Le père, lui, se méfie et ne voit en lui qu'un parasite qui a des visées sur sa fille. Qui a raison? En tout cas, Sting joue bien son rôle dans ce personnage qui lui va comme un gant. Suzanna Hamilton, qui joue le rôle de la fille, est également à remarquer. Elle s'est faite entre autres connaître dans ''Tess'' de Roman Polanski. La musique du film est signée The Police. C'est une raison de plus d'écouter ce bon petit film dérangeant et bizarre.

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Paul

Good movie

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 30, 2021

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I watched this on Prime and decided to get a copy for my video library.

jackie livesey

Excellent quality and value for money

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 24, 2020

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The DVD arrived in 3 days of ordering. The quality of both the packaging and the film itself was excellent

EAP of B

Good drama

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 20, 2020

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Very good drama. Bit disturbing in places. But enjoyed it.

Genius

Great film

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 3, 2016

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As good and gruesome as I expected this film to be. I really enjoyed it. Shame it was short.

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