Driving by his deep will of correcting his faults, Sam Lowry, a bureaucracy man, who makes a horrible mistake that leads to the arrest of an innocent man, so he makes his mind to correct his sins, but he finds himself involved in terrible.
Influenced by Kafka, Orwell, and Kubrick, Gilliam's darkly humorous futuristic satire is narratively flawed and excessive in many ways, but it displays its creator's wildly vivid imagination and is intermittently witty.
A superb example of the power of comedy to underscore serious ideas, even solemn ones.
IGN DVD
January 29, 2012
An energetically quirky social metaphor, political commentary and action/sci-fi farce all balled up into one outrageously enjoyable experience, provided you like the work of Terry Gilliam.
Terry Gilliam's ferociously creative black comedy is filled with wild tonal contrasts, swarming details, and unfettered visual invention -- every shot carries a charge of surprise and delight.
Fortunately the story of an alternative future is realised with such visual imagination and sparky humour that it's only half way through that the plot's weaknesses become apparent.
Brazil serves up one of the most breathtakingly imaginative worlds ever to be put on screen.
Examiner.com
December 08, 2012
Brazil is this unique amalgamation of ideas straight out of Terry Gilliam's head that results in something so strange and so unique that it's just genius with a conclusion that is undeniably haunting.