dafalias When I read that the director casted himself in the lead, I thought, "well, boy, it seems the only way for you to get a role". I couldn't be more mistaken.Script: Richard Dutcher - brilliant Directing: Richard Dutcher - brilliant Lead: Richard Dutcher - brilliantAlthough the atmosphere of the movie is somewhat depressing, something I am usually not looking for, I was nothing but impressed.Brigham City is a character driven thriller with nice twists and takes a very close look at religiously fundamentalist small town life in the U.S. Bottom line is, no matter how much you try to shield your whole-world-community from the hazards of the "outside world", you can't. The script has some nice twists and stays suspenseful until the murderer is finally discovered, but the real plot revolves around the sheriff and his world being turned upside down.Unfortunately we have experienced something terrible and unexpected in our community, too, and it takes in fact some time until you are able to admit the truth - you just think you are in the wrong movie.Dutcher takes you on an emotional ride with the sheriff to exactly that point.

fliebynight My wife and I watched this movie last night and we're still talking about it. We are both Mormon so we'd heard of the movie but had no idea what it was about. We were very pleasantly surprised. Whatever your religious persuasion, you will enjoy this movie. It certainly did a good job of portraying a Mormon community and along the way I wondered why they kept showing intimate details of our faith, but at the end it all came together as each element was important for the plot to fully play out. Perhaps my expectations were low after seeing God's Army a few years ago, but I thought Dutcher did a great job weaving the characters and the plot together and the suspense is simply fantastic. I give it a 3.5 out of 4 - I'd give it a 4 if there were professional actors, but it nearly deserves a 4 anyway. The acting actually was very good.

byson5186 Brigham City was a good movie, with great acting. The actors made that movie look like it was real. They should have had it come to the east coast, because I am originally from Pennsylvania, and the only Mormon movies that came out there were "God's Army" and "Other Side of Heaven." I recommend you show Brigham City to your friends that aren't Mormon, they should enjoy it. It's also a perfect movie to watch late at night, the movie is an action movie and scary. It's about some people being murdered in Brigham City Utah, and two cops played as Richard Dutcher and Matthew Brown. You don't find out who the suspect is until the end, but there didn't seem to be enough evidence that it was who it was. I tried to see if the suspects gun matched his or hers, but it didn't. When it showed the suspects gun really fast it matched the sheriff's, but I'll tell you only one person the suspect wasn't, it wasn't the sheriff. Could anyone email me and tell me some of the evidence that helps lead us to the suspect..

pied This independently-made film kept me fascinated long after my bedtime as I watched it on video.I thought the camera work, acting, and dialogue were excellent.Although a person could draw the conclusion that the inhabitants of fictional Brigham City are sanctimonious, close-minded people, there is no doubt about the skill of the director/producer and star Richard Dutcher of this film, a practicing Mormon himself. His performance as the widower sheriff of Brigham is nuanced and complex. He is fiercely protective of his sheltered little town--a town that until now has never known murder.It was also interesting to observe the rituals of the Mormon sabbath. Altogether, Brigham City is a welcome change from the special effects, blockbusters of recent months. People actually talk to each other. Relationships are important. The murder is solved at the conclusion. My conclusion is that Richard Dutcher's is a talent that will only get better with time. 9/10