"Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inside they are ravening wolves" (Matt. 7:15)
America, Wild West, 19th century. In the plot of the film is the story of the girl Liz her family: husband Frank, adopted son Matthew and daughter Sam. Attending one of the Sunday prayers, the main character suddenly hears a voice, and then he sees the local Priest, who immediately causes terror in Liz. With this moment, and begins to develop a plot in which we know who is this Priest why he so terrible and stalking Liz, and will also reveal the life story of the main character, which is not as easy as seems to first sight full of secrets.
The film "Hell" or "Brimstone" that means "brimstone", its main theme raises the issue of violence against woman selected entourage of the Wild West is for this is the best way. So, the life story of Liz, or Johanna, has a fetish for violence with childhood, starting with beating the father of her mother ending it itself. Many acts of violence are justified by the hypocritical religion and belief in God that in the future, leave traces on faith moral views most of Joanna, selected in the beginning of life, trade in the saloon. And though it seems, if we take figuratively that the main villain and antagonist of the Johanna, it is the woman, is a Priest, there is a blind fanatical religion which deprives it will opportunities to make decisions, then this is not quite right. The greatest evil, or gray, black its essence, is society itself, blinded by their superstitions and dogmas are not recognize anything that way or otherwise, you'll be or out of him.
Starring Dakota fanning guy Pearce performed a wonderful level. And if the main character first runs from their problems, in the future we will be able to observe how she decides to meet face to face with fear end him forever, what was convincingly played Dakota fanning. The priest in the performance guy Pearce became a real embodiment of all the negative aspects of religious fanaticism, and also, the person hiding under the robe of the servant of God and outwardly respectable view all the worst vices of society.
Dutch film Director Martin Koolhoven in your film was able to a fairly good level to show the history of the main character and her rivalry with a society Priest, embodied in itself is a society. The society, which does not know love, and not then knows is compassion and happiness seeks to destroy anyone who is there. And although the plot is spelled out interesting and exciting, it should be noted some irregularities in scenarios that are a little smeared overall impression: when, how in the American slasher, with the main villain seems to have gone, but he then suddenly comes to life. But it is a subjective impression, and each audience should be put on the film his opinion, because the violence raised in it is always relevant.
7 of 10