Saw half of this and thought it was rubbish.
It's not often I don't finish a film, but this is one. Just like Terry Gillingham and like dystopia views of the the future, but the in this film were lame. It's almost like the film is trying to be too allegorical to the detriment of the characterisations. I found Ben Wheatley's adaptation of getting Ballard's High Rise similarly difficult to sit through, despite living all his other films.
I guess what I'm trying to say if you like highly stylised films with great spring and awesome props, you'll like Brazil, but if you like film for a storyline and characterisations with a semblance of decent plot you'll drift off in Brazil and stay thinking about Putney things.... "Oooh I think I left the iron on."
Adaptation (very loose but genial) of Orwell dystopia "1984". In my opinion it's best Terry Gilliam film..