Screen Rant

The superhero horror movie Brightburn didn't work because it didn't settle on a definitive tone. 1 / 8

It wasn't necessary for Brightburn to be a comedy... 2 / 8

But the movie was also darker than it needed to be, and didn't dive into its comic book DNA enough. 3 / 8

The movie was also too gory, and this held it back from being truly effective as a horror film... 4 / 8

Along with satirizing superhero movies as sharply as it could have. 5 / 8

The Boys is one such example of implementing dark humor while being a superhero satire. 6 / 8

In the end, Brightburn was too lacking in self-awareness to effectively satirize superheroes... 7 / 8

While too excessive in its violence to be truly unsettling and scary as a horror movie. 8 / 8