Makes you think.
Added 6/9/2009
Substandard by the best movies coming out of Hollywood, but still worth watching. Just think about it as you watch. This one isn't for stupidly sitting there wanting to be entertained: it asks you to think. And then it climbs above most Hollywood products. This is a really good "who-done-it."
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Great thriller suspense movie!
Added 7/30/2007
This is one of my favorite movie's by Richard Dutcher. It keeps you guessing till the end.
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I'm not sure
Added 7/3/2007
I thought it was an OK movie, but a little weird for an LDS film. The ended was shocking but then made you feel good. I wouldn't watch it with kids, but it's a good one.
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A very effective thriller!
Added 2/25/2006
A Sheriff who also is Bishop in a very small religious village in Utah is very proud to maintain his community well distant from the rest of the world in which violence and murderers concern. But suddenly, all his hopes will vanish when he had to del face to face with a serial killer.
Among the several samples of Independent Films, this one maintains an impeccable conceptual honesty and very personal style. Hi camera 's employment with wide objectives reminds us to Howard Hawks and the suspense treatment with the first stage of Alfred Hitchcock. This director even his youth, handled with absolute mastery suspenseful moments, leading us to false assumptions and wrong deductions, building an interesting script, which may be a bit overlong specially at the end.
But the final sum justifies by far, his undeniable talent. Remember this name; for new producers and great audiences. Bravo for him.
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Worthy follow-up to "God's Army"
Added 1/8/2006
"God's Army," Richard Dutcher's previous film, remains one of my favorite movies of all time. "Brigham City" is its worthy follow-up, and exceeds it technically. I love good suspense/mystery films and "Brigham City" certainly succeeds on this front. But it is more than this because of the Mormon setting that underpins it. I am not Mormon myself, but appreciate the spiritual worldview which undergirds and deepens Dutcher's films.
What I like about Richard Dutcher's work is how his stories are propelled by a faith which seems an intregal part of his artistic life. To me his films are art; conveying an immersion in life and the human experience through story -- rather than a story told in order to promote faith.(Although, truthfully encapsulating one's spirtitual journey/underpinnings is in itself promoting of the
spiritual impulse in others).
"God's Army" and "Brigham City" each have one scene that to me encapsulate Dutcher's talent. In "God's Army" it was the scene where the greenie missionary spends the night wrestling/praying for a personal spiritual experience to enable him to continue on his mission. In "Brigham City' it is the scene at the end where the female FBI agent attends the LDS ward service before heading for home. What is conveyed for me is that while a part of her longs for the community and faith present there, she realizes this is a private moment for those who have spent their lives within that community, and quietly leaves.
In both films the scenes are subtle, and gain power because their story is largely implied, without words. This, to me, is the signature of an artist.
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Makes you think.
Added 6/9/2009
Substandard by the best movies coming out of Hollywood, but still worth watching. Just think about it as you watch. This one isn't for stupidly sitting there wanting to be entertained: it asks you to think. And then it climbs above most Hollywood products. This is a really good "who-done-it."
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Great thriller suspense movie!
Added 7/30/2007
This is one of my favorite movie's by Richard Dutcher. It keeps you guessing till the end.
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I'm not sure
Added 7/3/2007
I thought it was an OK movie, but a little weird for an LDS film. The ended was shocking but then made you feel good. I wouldn't watch it with kids, but it's a good one.
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