The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Bravetown
Drama · Music · 2015
After an accidental drug overdose, a talented teenage DJ goes to live with his estranged father in a small Army town, where he gets to the bottom of his own pain and learns empathy for others.
Movie details
Bravetown
“Life hurts. Love heals.”
2015 Drama · Music 1h 52m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
6.1 / 10
4.4K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
29 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
36 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
6.7 / 10
Community rating
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After an accidental drug overdose, a talented teenage DJ goes to live with his estranged father in a small Army town, where he gets to the bottom of his own pain and learns empathy for others.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Bravetown?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Daniel Duran
Written by
Oscar Orlando Torres
Josh Duhamel
Alex
Maria Bello
Martha
Laura Dern
Annie
Katrina Norman
Kerry
Lucas Till
Josh Harvest
Tom Everett Scott
Jim
Jae Head
Tony
Court is in session
Put Bravetown on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.