One word: pointless
The Brutalist presents a promising first half with a rushed and bizarre second act, and finally an insulting epilogue.
The film presents initially promising but ultimately half-assed and poorly delivered ideas on the myth of the American dream, life as a Jewish person after the second World War, and a barrage of other themes stacked on top of each other during the second act.
The themes and plot lines introduced in the second act start and end…
