Brothers (2024)

 

 

Streaming Service: Amazon Prime

Movie Name/Year: Brothers (2024)

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime

Length: 1h 29min

Rating: R

Director: Max Barbakow

Writers: Etan Cohen, Macon Blair

Actors: Josh Brolin, Peter Dinklage, Taylour Paige, M. Emmet Walsh, Jen Landon, Brendan Fraser, Glenn Close, Gralen Bryant Banks, Andrew Joseph Brodeur, Margo Moorer, Brooks Indergard, Jonathan Aidan Cockrell, Joshua Mikel, Marisa Tomei

 

IMDb Blurb: Two criminal twin brothers, one who is trying to reform, embark on a dangerous heist road trip. Facing legal troubles, gunfights, and family drama, they must reconcile their differences before their mission leads to self-destruction.

 

 

Selina’s Point of View:

Our first movie back and we are faced with Brothers, starring Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage.

 

From the moment I saw the trailer for Brothers, I was all in. Both Brolin and Dinklage are fantastic actors, and the latter is one of my favorites. Both of them have huge range and can pull off anything from a gentle good guy to a bad-ass bad guy. I figured, if there was any issue, it would be in the chemistry between them.

 

However, the chemistry was fantastic. The way they were at each other’s throat felt familial. It made the family connection much easier to believe. When paired up across from Brendan Fraser, it was a match made in heaven.

 

 

I’ll admit that the comedy was on the 13-year-old side of humor. It isn’t trying to make people think – it’s definitely more of a turn-your-brain-off kind of film. After two months of holidays, however, isn’t that all what we need? A little light laughter and dirty fun? Let the stress of the season fade into the background...

 

 Brothers is not going to be for everyone, but I laughed. There were some good aspects to the script, fun pop-culture references, and decent callbacks. It’s a fun film. Best watched with friends.

 

 

Cat’s Point of View:

When you tell me that the cast for a movie includes Brendan Fraser (No Sudden Move, Killers of the Flower Moon, Doom Patrol), Peter Dinklage (American Dreamer, The Thicket, Wicked), Josh Brolin (Deadpool 2, Dune: Part One, Outer Range), Glenn Close (3Below: Tales of Arcadia, Swan Song, The Deliverance), & Marisa Tomei (Spider-Man: No Way Home, Upgraded, High Tide) you really don't have to say anything else. I'm already going to be chomping at the bit to see that film. It's even better when a powerhouse cast such as this takes part in a production within a genre I enjoy.

 

Crime caper movies that bring in elements of comedy to go with the action tend to be a lot of fun.

 

The trailer had me chuckling and I wanted to see how everything played out with this pair of mismatched twins and their dysfunctional situation. Brothers took a similar aesthetic concept such as Twins (1988) and turned it on its head a bit with the comedy-heist theme.

 

 

I enjoyed the chemistry between Dinklage and Brolin. They had me 100% sold that they were siblings at odds.

 

Whenever I see Brendan Fraser on a screen, I generally just want to give him a hug. His character in Brothers was definitely not what I was expecting, but I'm not mad about it at all.

 

Honestly, I wish I liked it more than I do. I can't even put my finger on why Brothers just wasn't firing on all cylinders for me. Don't get me wrong, though. The performances were solid, it was an entertaining experience, and even kept my attention in spite of the gloomy rainy and wintry weather. That, in itself, is a bit of a feat while I'm still recovering energy reserves following a hectic holiday season.

 

What I would say, however, to anyone that is amused by the trailer but is on the fence regarding watching Brothers is this: give it a shot.

 

 

Rotten Tomatoes Critic Score – 44%

Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score –40%

Metascore – 50%

Metacritic User Score – 4.1/10

IMDB Score – 5.4/10

 

Trust the Dice: Selina’s Rating – 4/5

Trust the Dice: Cat’s Rating – 3.5/5

 

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