Brigham City
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Richard Dutcher’s IBrigham City/I is a rare find in the recent onslaught of murky religion-based thrillers and Satanic conspiracies–a modern crime thriller with a powerful and passionate spiritual message. In some ways it plays like a contemporary Western, with Dutcher as the upright county sheriff and local church bishop of a rural Utah town terrorized by a serial killer. Like the marshal of a peaceful frontier community, he first tries to shield his town from the horror, then pulls the good churchgoing citizens into a veritable posse. His cinematic skills may be a bit clumsy and his modern take on frontier justice naïve, but his heart is in the right place. He creates a portrait of family values, community ties, and neighborly caring with an honest, unaffected forthrightness. Ultimately, fear and suspicion is the real snake in Eden. I–Sean Axmaker/I
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“God’s Army,” Richard Dutcher’s previous film, remains one of my favorite movies of all time. “Brigham City” is its worthy follow-up, and exceeds it technically. I love good suspense/mystery films and “Brigham City” certainly succeeds on this front. But it is more than this because of the Mormon setting that underpins it. I am not Mormon myself, but appreciate the spiritual worldview which undergirds and deepens Dutcher’s films. br /br /What I like about Richard Dutcher’s work is how his stories are propelled by a faith which seems an intregal part of his artistic life. To me his films are art; conveying an immersion in life and the human experience through story — rather than a story told in order to promote faith.(Although, truthfully encapsulating one’s spirtitual journey/underpinnings is in itself promoting of the br /spiritual impulse in others).br /br / “God’s Army” and “Brigham City” each have one scene that to me encapsulate Dutcher’s talent. In “God’s Army” it was the scene where the greenie missionary spends the night wrestling/praying for a personal spiritual experience to enable him to continue on his mission. In “Brigham City’ it is the scene at the end where the female FBI agent attends the LDS ward service before heading for home. What is conveyed for me is that while a part of her longs for the community and faith present there, she realizes this is a private moment for those who have spent their lives within that community, and quietly leaves. br /br /In both films the scenes are subtle, and gain power because their story is largely implied, without words. This, to me, is the signature of an artist.
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