
Sheriff Wes Clayton is a compassionate lawman and a Mormon bishop in a quiet Mormon community called Brigham. The tranquil town is shaken to the core when a woman from California is found murdered near her car. Clayton, his young deputy, the town's retired sheriff and his shrewd secretary work with an FBI agent sent to investigate. As a civil and spiritual leader in the frightened town, Clayton must serve both justice and mercy to uncover the town's deepest secrets, find the ... (Full plot summary below)
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Sheriff Wes Clayton is a compassionate lawman and a Mormon bishop in a quiet Mormon community called Brigham. The tranquil town is shaken to the core when a woman from California is found murdered near her car. Clayton, his young deputy, the town's retired sheriff and his shrewd secretary work with an FBI agent sent to investigate. As a civil and spiritual leader in the frightened town, Clayton must serve both justice and mercy to uncover the town's deepest secrets, find the murderer and keep Brigham from ripping itself apart.
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| Mr. ShowbizCody ClarkThe happiest marriage yet of the disparate propagandistic and narrative influences inherent in the subgenre of "religious" cinema. |
| Seattle TimesDoug KnoopSeveral scenes in this movie progress at a snail's pace. |
| Internet ReviewsSteve RhodesFilled with actors who deliver such flawless performances that you have to keep reminding yourself that they're just acting. |
| Laramie Movie ScopeRobert RotenThat the Sheriff investigating the case is a bishop in the Mormon Church is certainly unusual, if not unprecedented, in movies. That this low-budget independent film, with lots of religious overtones, happens to be a well-made film is also unusual. |
| Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)Audrey Rock-Richardson...takes some inappropriate religious liberties, but still manages to be downright creepy and suspenseful. |
| The New York TimesLawrence Van GelderBrigham City, like "God's Army," may proselytize for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but Brigham City is also an example of concise, skillful filmmaking. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzI guess the big surprise for me was in how well the murder mystery was crafted and so smoothly intertwined with the film's religious trappings. |
| TV Guide MagazineKen FoxA mystery that's filled with genuine sorrow and capped off with a denouement that may take even seasoned mystery buffs by surprise. |
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittFew movies have sought this particular blend of detective-story melodrama and religious sensitivity. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerA good-faith effort, if not completely successful. |