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6/10 Brightburn is a minimalist, almost frustratingly simple film. That’s what might be disappointing about it, and it’s also what might be great about it.
In Brightburn County, Kansas, Tori and Kyle Breyer (Elizabeth Banks and David Denman) struggle to conceive a child. Their prayers are seemingly answered when, one night, a pod from another world rips the sky open in the wooded area behind their farm, and in it, they find a seemingly normal baby boy, whom they raise as their own.
Twelve years later, Brandon (Jackson A. Dunn), who is not aware of his true origins, begins to hear strange sounds coming from the pod that brought him and displays astonishing powers. His parents, who think he’s merely hit puberty, only tell him that what he’s going through is normal. Realizing his power, Brandon takes over the world.
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