The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Brahms: The Boy II
Horror · Mystery · Thriller · 2020
After a family moves into the Heelshire Mansion, their young son soon makes friends with a life-like doll called Brahms.
Movie details
Brahms: The Boy II
“He's made a friend.”
2020 Horror · Mystery · Thriller 1h 27m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
After a family moves into the Heelshire Mansion, their young son soon makes friends with a life-like doll called Brahms.
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 Brahms: The Boy II?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
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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Cast & crew
Directed by
William Brent Bell
Written by
Stacey Menear
Katie Holmes
Liza
Christopher Convery
Jude
Owain Yeoman
Sean
Ralph Ineson
Joseph
Anjali Jay
Dr. Lawrence
Oliver Rice
Liam
Joely Collins
Mary
Court is in session
Put Brahms: The Boy II on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.