Amid this farrago, the political critique comes over more like accidental backspatter than meaningful statement.

"Brute 1976" is a blisteringly bloody and brutal affair that both pays homage while leaning into modern sensibilities around transgressive horror to deliver a slasher that doesn’t skimp on the gore.

Someone get this film an editor, stat.

A few interesting ideas and a bevy of queer characters are flattened under confusing messaging, a drawn-out narrative, and terrible editing.