brutal

BRUTAL
(Lionsgate 2007)

Starring Jeffrey Combs, Michael
Berryman, Sarah Thompson,

Written and Directed by Ethan Wiley.
Produced by Ethan Wiley and Roel Reine.
Executive Producer: Barry Barnholtz.

When the remains of a young woman are
discovered, a dimwitted sheriff, a
beautiful deputy and an autistic
tracker begin a frantic search for the
brutal murderer. But when the deputy
learns she’s the killer's next target,
she must stop the ruthless slasher
before it’s too late.

“This movie is an example of why you should never judge a book (or in this case, DVD) by its cover. This flick surprised the hell out of ... You’ll have yourself one entertaining ride. It was light and campy, and it never took itself too seriously...” –-Ammon Gilbert, Arrow-In-The-Head

“Brutal spends a lot of time being anything other than your typical serial killer film. It digs into backwoods politics, human sexuality, ancient mathematical theories, and small town adultery as much as it does body parts and motive... Even better, it contains acting that circumvents the standard direct to DVD ideal, exploring the intriguing dramatic arc of more than one engaging personality, and it piles on the local color with its shot-in-an-isolated-setting spatial ambience. …brilliant turns delivered here by Michael Berryman, Jeffrey Combs, Eric Lange and Sarah Thompson… …explosions of emotion, glimpses of potential directorial flare, and proof that performers outside the mainstream can more than handle the rigors of real acting. It bears repeating how good the cast is.” -- Bill Gibron, DVD TALK

“One of the better DTV slasher flicks that I've seen...It's brutal, it's entertaining and it's just a surprisingly good time.” --Frederik Nordstrom, Slasherpool
“A film...that doesn’t settle for simple slaughter and stupidity. Wiley’s commitment to creating characters who aren’t 17-year-old sex addicts looking to party (and be killed) is admirable.” --Allan Dart, Fangoria
“I have to give director Ethan Wiley a lot of credit for this movie, as you can see how much care he put into this. It's not too often that a direct to DVD slasher flick is this well made… The effects were well done… Brutal is a solid film.” --Ed Demko, Bloodtype Online