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Braid

  • 2018
  • R
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
4.4K
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Sarah Hay, Madeline Brewer, and Imogen Waterhouse in Braid (2018)
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Two wanted women decide to rob their wealthy psychotic friend who lives in the fantasy world they created as children; to take the money they have to take part in a deadly perverse game of m... Read allTwo wanted women decide to rob their wealthy psychotic friend who lives in the fantasy world they created as children; to take the money they have to take part in a deadly perverse game of make believe.Two wanted women decide to rob their wealthy psychotic friend who lives in the fantasy world they created as children; to take the money they have to take part in a deadly perverse game of make believe.

  • Director
    • Mitzi Peirone
  • Writer
    • Mitzi Peirone
  • Stars
    • Madeline Brewer
    • Kurt Affair
    • Imogen Waterhouse
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    4.4K
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    • Director
      • Mitzi Peirone
    • Writer
      • Mitzi Peirone
    • Stars
      • Madeline Brewer
      • Kurt Affair
      • Imogen Waterhouse
    • 77User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Madeline Brewer
    Madeline Brewer
    • Daphne Peters…
    Kurt Affair
    • Sir Ken Dodd
    Imogen Waterhouse
    • Petula Thames…
    Sarah Hay
    Sarah Hay
    • Tilda Darlings…
    Scott Cohen
    Scott Cohen
    • Detective Siegel
    Clyde Baldo
    Clyde Baldo
    • Landlord
    Rob Leo Roy
    Rob Leo Roy
    • Train Conductor
    Zack Calhoon
    Zack Calhoon
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    Lenore Wolf
    Lenore Wolf
    • Woman on Train
    Brad Calcaterra
    Brad Calcaterra
    • Tiresias The Omniscient Homeless Man
    Zoe Feigelson
    • Young Daphne
    Dhoni Middleton
    • Young Petula
    Tai Lyn Sandhu
    Tai Lyn Sandhu
    • Young Tilda
    Charles Techman
    Charles Techman
    • Grandfather
    Mary Looram
    Mary Looram
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    David McDonald
    • Doctor
    Chris Roe
    • Officer Moore
    Derrick Williams
    • Officer Bogart
    • Director
      • Mitzi Peirone
    • Writer
      • Mitzi Peirone
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    6dan-bgb

    Trippy & Weird with a logic only the characters understand

    Let me say first, that I like things like this...I won't regurgitate the plot...there's enough of that here in the other reviews. What makes this a satisfying watch is that you're really not sure what's going on half the time, why characters do the things they do...at times it appears as one happy family, at other times a bit combative...who's playing who and who has the upper hand ? What is real and what is playing the game ? Simple things can appear as plot holes...or not, given the perspective that can change at a moment's notice. It all comes together at the end, but it's a trippy ride there.
    TxMike

    Grownups play their kids game.

    I watched this at home on DVD from my public library. I first read several user reviews and they are scattered all over the place so the only way to know for sure was to see it.

    The summary on its IMdb page pretty well summarizes it, "Two wanted women decide to rob their wealthy psychotic friend who lives in the fantasy world they created as children; to take the money they have to take part in a deadly perverse game of make believe."

    The two "wanted" friends were dealing drugs, lost about $80,000 worth in a police raid and now they are on the run. Both from the cops and from their drug supplier.

    I see the writer/director is Italian, maybe that partly explains why it is so unusual, the relationships, the dreamlike aspect of some scenes. Frankly I didn't find it to be a very good movie, I was never invested in the characters and what they were doing didn't make a lot of sense. I'm glad I watched it, I enjoy seeing experimental movies here and there, but my opinion is most viewers will NOT find it a rewarding experience.
    5mungflesh

    All play and no work makes three girls a bit loopy

    I nearly gave this a 4 because I really didn't enjoy it but opted on 5 in the end as that doesn't reflect it is at least a solid piece of film making.

    In brief: three girls in a house, two of which are there to get paid, for playing along with the hostesses odd fetishes and fantasies. Not all is as it seems ... but for whom?

    It takes quite a while to get to the point and is hoping to wow the audience with some innovative plot turns late in the day, which might work for you but I didn't really get much out of it.

    However, if you're happy with its style and enjoy the off-beat characters, you might find this film a pretty satisfying watch. Unfortunately, that was not the case for me and its lack of an evolving plot left it feeling like a stuck-record.
    7angelakenney-52982

    Unique Indie Horror Flick

    Petula and Tilda, two small time drug dealers, go on the run and decide to stop off at the isolated estate of their childhood friend, Daphne. Daphne's seclusion has turned her into a dangerous psychotic who insists on playing childish games all day long and, if Petula and Tilda don't want to get caught, they'll have to play along.

    More of an exercise in style and shock over substance, Braid is a daring and often confounding indie horror/thriller. Madeline Brewer steals the entire film as Daphne, finding just the right balance between terror, camp, and pathos. It's an excellent performance and Braid is worth seeing for that alone.

    The cinematography is gorgeous and the filmmakers use the crumbling mansion location to great effect. Pacing never drags much either which is surprising given that the majority of the film is a chamber piece between three characters and it's mostly confined to one location. In that sense, it feels much more like some long lost regional horror relic from the 70's, using whatever it has available to tell its story.

    The script could stand to be tighter and it leaves us with maybe a few too many unanswered questions, but the experience of Braid as a whole is well worth your time.
    6Camoo

    Bats%t crazy, but unfortunately ..

    There is a brash, surreal, out-the-box vibe to Braid that I have to appreciate, but it's hard to ignore the amateurish aspects which make it feel more like a B-movie, whether it's the uneven acting, bratty characters, unstable tone, and almost random attempts to be edgy and experimental.

    I absolutely love overt weirdness in movies, but I also believe there must be a solid vision to be able to employ it successfully. What makes surrealism work or not, is perhaps down to personal taste, and since it becomes clear very early on that the director has every intent of sabotaging a 'normal' telling of this story, one then has to rely on intuition as a guide.

    My problem is that despite watching with full attention, my intuition kept telling me that this whole ordeal is bupkis. As it devolved into predictably violent terrain, with a poorly drawn detective character, the film began to feel less intelligent, and deliberately inchoate, as though its director put this whole thing together during a manic coke binge.

    Instead of the pleasure of watching little pieces of brilliance come together like pieces of a dream, I was simply lost very early on, and when I submitted to that loss, I was bored. There are moments of crazed greatness here, but they are unfortunately not well enough sustained, and arrive along with a mixed bag of scenes and characters that don't amount to a whole lot.

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    • Trivia
      Daphne's house is historical landmark Alder Manor in Yonkers, New York - the mansion of mining magnate W.B. Thompson. It was designed in a 20th century Renaissance Revival architectural style. It is rented out as event space, particularly weddings.
    • Goofs
      Tilda and Petula's missing poster lists no eye color for Tilda and reads, in part, "Disappeared from the their home."
    • Quotes

      Daphne Peters: Reality will never keep up with our dreams.

    • Soundtracks
      Train Blotting
      By Michael Gatt

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    • Release date
      • January 10, 2019 (Russia)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dying to Play
    • Production companies
      • Wandering Bard
      • Somnia Productions
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $80,745
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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