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The biggest drawback of the film was simple: many of the characters in this film are hyper-exaggerated to the point where you can't take them seriously.

For example, Brendan Fraser, despite being a Hollywood icon with some seriously wonderful films under his belt, was maddening in this. His character had a cartoonish, over-the-top, somewhat childish behavior scheme that just wasn't believable.

I blame this misstep on the man setting the film's tone, director Max Barbakow. This was a massive step backwards from his most recent film "Palm Springs" which was quite enjoyable.

The relationship between Brolin and Dinklage, our titular "brothers," felt forced and, at times, dull throughout the film. Their arguments felt scripted, which is the exact opposite of what you want to feel in a film. I was never invested in their familial development because the writing never evoked those feelings with the audience. In short, the lackluster writing was only exacerbated by the sluggish on-screen chemistry.

It might be worth the watch if you've run through the many streaming catalogs available but shouldn't be at the top of your to-do list.

4/10.

Brothers had promise and potential going for it. Really solid cast. It started strong. The plot was interesting enough. I'm not sure if I should compare movies to generational classics, or the rest of the junk available to stream the past few years. I feel like Hollywood has never recovered from the writer's strike and it shows. This film is watchable, due to the low bar of available content. Do comedies now cater to the stupor of the low IQ majority of society? If you like low brow humor like seeing a grown man being jacked off by an orangutan, then you'll enjoy this movie. If you prefer witty sophisticated humor, you will roll your eyes a lot. I don't fault the actors. They played their roles. Dinklage is a true talent. Brolin shows range playing a believable character who isn't a tough guy with super powers. Marisa Tomei is great in everything. I wonder why she was uncredited. Fraser even pulled off the shady guard. Never been a fan of Glenn Close, but her prime was before my era. Brothers fails to draw you in. It's slow and lacks any kind of movie magic that makes you care about the outcome. You can't get invested in the characters' unrealistic plight. I'm sure the actors were desperate for a paycheck, but they're all better than this. It had its moments, and I made it to the end which is saying something I guess.

So many issues with this movie. Was everyone in this just bored and couldn't get another job, so they lowered themselves to do this? Every one of the actors in this movie are legendary in their own right, but this movie? They just proved that no matter how good of an actor you are, a bad script, bad directing, and low budget can cause great actors to be bad actors.

This movie was almost cartoonish and presented itself as if a child wrote it.

I'm all for silly and mindless comedies ... if they're funny. This movie was not funny. It was definitely mindless and barely cut the mustard at being silly. It was more absurd and overly exaggerated than anything else.

It's an amusing heist film and has a great cast. I don't get all the hate posted here. Yes, I've seen better movies, but I've surely seen a lot worse movies. It's a fun romp. It's pretty much what it appears to be and nothing more. It won't win Oscars, but not every movie is meant to win Oscars. It's a fun little popcorn flick. The chemistry is good between the actors. It's interesting seeing some of the actors play against type. If you want to spend an afternoon relaxing with a fun movie that has some really good actors. This movie may be for you. I really don't see a reason to write a book here, but the App keeps insisting this needs to be longer. I really don't want to post spoilers.

Well acted enough, but something went horribly wrong in either the writing, directing, or editing. Not one likeable character. Not remotely funny. No chemistry other than dislike between characters. Just no heart!

The bones are good, and there's potential, but it's just underbaked. I can even see where things should have been funny, but the opportunities are missed again and again and again. Characters make moronic decisions, and so apparently did the creators.

With a solid gold cast there is just no excuse for this being so bad!

My entire family thought this looked good, but none of us enjoyed it. We got bored. We waited for it to get better, but no luck.

It's like a bad 90's comedy, but probably would have been forgettable even then.

Such a shame.

Many of the most negative reviews that have been posted here have the same keywords, the same key phrases, and criticize the same talking points, as if a single person wrote multiple reviews as a personal vendetta, for whatever reason. This movie is actually pretty enjoyable. It's an intentionally mindless farce comedy with some original ideas, great character actors, and novel plot twists. Peter Dinklage and Josh Brolin have natural chemistry and great dialogue to work with. Perhaps they were allowed to improvise some of their exchanges. Brendan Fraser plays his character perfectly, note for note, and seems to be having a great time. M. Emmet Walsh appears in a few scenes, just long enough to remind people that he is a king of character actors. It's a mindless comedy that is intentionally ridiculous, and it works.

It's okay. The fact is I liked it better when it was Bad Santa. Yeah I mean you can watch this and think that oh those two are not related at all. But it's basically all the same plot that's been put in a blender and this is what was put out.

The plot is evenly paced. It's mildly entertaining. I wouldn't say there was a ton of laugh out loud moments. I chuckled once or twice. All the actors are actually very good. But the whole plot is a lot looser and even less believable than Bad Santa 2.

All and all if you want something to kill some time with this isn't the worst choice. You might like it and It's okay to like mediocre.

With a kind of stacked cast people might've expected a lot more from this movie. I don't believe they thought they made a masterpiece, moreso just a fun loving action comedy. If you aren't judging as a critic and just as a general viewing experience I feel like it was definitely above average these days. Parts were cheesy and crude but in almost an early 2000s feel. I found it to be an easy watch and enjoyed the performances of the actors involved. I can understand the disappointment some people may have with this movie. Some parts are a bit formulaic. I definitely think it's not meant to be art(film) but just a movie(entertainment). Which is perfectly okay, because as much as people want great films there's many people who just want to sit down and watch an entertaining movie.

I'm not entirely sure why this movie has received so many negative or low reviews. Personally, I found it more enjoyable than I anticipated and laughed quite a bit throughout. The comedy felt fresh, and it kept my interest from beginning to end. While some reviewers suggested it was overly childish, I didn't feel that way at all. Instead, I thought it struck a nice balance between lighthearted humor and moments that were genuinely funny without veering into immaturity.

On the technical side, the cinematography stood out as well. The movie was shot in a way that really complemented the story and gave certain scenes a bit of extra depth and charm. The framing, colors, and angles added to the experience, making it visually appealing in a way that some comedies overlook. Overall, it's a well-rounded film that might surprise those who go in with an open mind.

When twin brothers Jady and Moke Munger were children their mother abandoned them; fleeing the law with a bag of stolen emeralds. The boys grow up and true to the family become criminals. When a job goes wrong Jady ends up in prison while Moke goes straight and gets married. Jady manages to get out early by telling a corrupt guard, who is the son of a corrupt judge, that he can get the emeralds. Reunited the brothers find themselves of a madcap road trip to find the emeralds before the guard catches up with them.

This is the sort of film one watches once, finds fairly amusing but know won't bother watched again. The plot is simple and delivers some good laughs even if it is a bit lowbrow at times. The acting is solid; Peter Dinklage and Josh Brolin have a good chemistry as the bickering brothers and the supporting cast, which includes plenty of well-known actors is decent even if they have all been in better things. Some of the special effects are distinctly unimpressive; it is a shame too many films these days think average CGI is better than physical effects. Overall I'd say it was funny enough but is far from a must watch.

We chose to watch because of the cast. All with tremendous track records of success.

We turned it off because the cast was wasted on this spectacularly unengaging film. We found ourselves watching and saying, "Wait. What?" Not because it was fun/surprising. It was stupid/surprising.

Yet another in the list of "streaming service making sub-par entertainment that would never have been produced in the past." Just stop. The good news is: viewers can stop whenever we want. And we did.

But it's not too late for you. Spend 90 minutes elsewhere, on something far less painful. A root canal or bikini wax come to mind.

A fairly simple and generic comedy with an enviable cast but wasted by a mediocre script. Other dramatic directors would like to have half of the prestigious actors that this comedy has to make an award-winning film. Instead, here at Brothers, they are all devalued. From the latest Oscar winner Brendan Fraser, through the legendary Glenn Close to the popular Brolin and Dinklage.

Few laughs, a lot of absurdity, a lot of unjustified action and jokes that don't go down well.

Work in editing, photography and makeup is rescued at an acceptable level. The rest, all very mediocre.

In short, a totally skippable film.

I enjoyed this movie. It was kind of a modern remake of Twins with Schwarzenegger and Devito. It was more violent and raunchy than Twins but that's the modern part. Dinklage and Brolin are both great actors and seemed to have good chemistry on screen together. The story is mostly a road trip adventure with a bunch of run-in vignettes and it kept me entertained.

The 5. X rating it currently has doesn't do it justice. Brothers had its flaws, the worst of which was wasting the great talent of Marisa Tomei who deserved a better character/writing. But it also had genuinely funny to endearing moments that were worth the watch.

I read a review in which the author said he had had to pause the movie because of how hard he was laughing.

When I read something like this, and being myself an "easy laughter" kind of person, and taking into account that I ABSOLUTELY love Josh Brolin, I ADORE Brendan Frasier and usually am well surprised at Peter Dinklage's versatility, I decided to give it a go...

The casting people here, oh Lord... what were they thinking?!

Chemistry between the actors is none and less!!!!

My God, what happened to Glenn Close's face? I mean, don't get me wrong, people get old, but Jesus... even for the movie, I don't think that her character had grown that old!!

If this was a comedy, I can tell You straight out, that I did not even etch a smile... I just went with it and watched the movie.

The actors are FANTASTIC, but they are not made for comedy (and I have to reiterate that this was not funny at all), and this movie it's just another one in the pile... nothing stands out for You to dedicate the 90 minutes to...

What a waste of talent!

The movie is cute, and individually many of the characters are played to perfection. Honestly, I'm just happy to see Brendan Frasier. Love him, and he does the crazy well. The only thing that kept me from enjoying this movie is Josh Brolin. Sorry Mr. Brolin, i heart you, and you and Mr. Dinklage, actually had good chemistry, and your lines and delivery were good, but you are not 40 something. Based on the story timeline, you guys should have been about 45, Dinklage pulls this off way better than you. For me it just didn't work, I just couldn't get past it. In addition each character, was just that , a character, and played to over the top, which fits this type of movie perfectly, and you can't take it too seriously, but then there are times it just misses. You see what they were going for, and ...it just doesn't make it. Peter Dinklage is the only reason this movie is worth seeing. There are some impressive dialogues in the movie, so if you are serious movie fan, that like to take the higher road, analyze, evaluate, feel the emotions, this might be the one for you. There is certainly opportunity there. If you are looking for pure entertainment, I can see where a certain mind set would find it funny. Mostly, i didn't hate it, but I didn't love it either, again, sorry Mr. Brolin, but just couldn't get past your casting.

I loved the last 1/3 of the movie, but the rest was a little hard to get through. But a great Sunday, low expectation movie. Lol.

Brothers is barely a comedy. There's a handful of laughs interspersed throughout but that's nowhere enough to sustain it even at a mercifully brief 90 minutes. More than anything else it's just frustrating to see so many talented people waste their talents on something so utterly disposable and lifeless. It's at least inoffensively low quality and has a memorably gross scene worthy of the Farrelly brothers.

This cast is massively over qualified for what this is. Josh Brolin & Peter Dinklage can keep this going for as long as needed (just about) even if their rapport lacks the spark to make it truly memorable. Glenn Close proves she's willing to do anything however it's not a good thing in this case and Brendan Fraser is by far the best thing about this with a manic energy which briefly brings the film to life whenever he appears.

Max Barbakow's direction is thoroughly low energy to the extent it's hard to believe this is the same director who made the brilliant Palm Springs. It just goes through the motions without anything of merit apart from the one scene involving a fairly uncanny CGI Orangutan. The most noticeable set piece that misses the mark is the chase across a golf course which is deliberately slow and still lacks any spark.

Joel and Ethan Coen are known for their ability to give their characters funny names, which can be a delicate art. In Brothers, the brothers Moke Munger (Josh Brolin) and his brother Jady (Peter Dinklage) are given nonsensical names by a crooked guard, Farful (Brendan Fraser), on the condition that he cut them in on some missing loot long hidden by the boys' criminal mother. The differences between these monikers and genuine Coen creations like HI McDunnough (from Raising Arizona) or Burt Gurney (from Hail Caesar!) are as precise and important as the difference between actual Coen brother Ethan Coen and veteran screenwriter Etan Cohen, who has a story credit on the movie. Brothers is a road-trip crime comedy that telegraphs the brothers' aspirations with its colorful backstories and wannabe-wry narration from Dinklage. The brothers' brash, scheming brother and cautious, more emotional brother bicker through cartoonish, outlandish, and unfunnyish antics, including a smoking ape at one point. Director Max Barbakow frames some well-timed sight gags, but the writing is far less inventive than expected from screenwriter Macon Blair, who starred in Blue Ruin and wrote Hold the Dark. While Brothers has plenty of momentary amusements, it is not enough to create a cult crime comedy out of almost nothing. On its own meager terms, Brothers passes by zippily enough, running about 83 minutes, barely enough time to stop it from auto-playing on Prime Video. Amazon Prime has recently embraced the wacky action comedies genre, with films like Brothers by Max Barbakow. The film, directed by Palm Springs director Max Barbakow, is a wildly entertaining example of how to do it. The well-chosen cast of A-list actors, including Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage, plays fraternal twins, with Glenn Close as their conniving grifter mother. The movie follows the story of Jady and Moke, who were rambunctious twins who were in trouble for robberies and other mischief. Jady ends up in prison, while Moke goes straight and marries Abby. When Jady is released from prison, he returns to the twins with a job: retrieving $4 million in jewels buried away by their mother, Cath Munger. Cath promises equal riches for all in leading the boys to this buried treasure. A crazy road trip ensues, with an unhinged Jady and a reluctant but intense Moke, inspired by Midnight Run. Brothers is a movie about family, with a well-chosen cast and a slapstick style that delivers a thrilling and entertaining experience.

Even though this movie struggled with a few potholes, those weren't the problem. While Brolin and Dinklidge had chemistry, Brolin was not the right cast, his character seemed to be too old, not funny, and not important to the film other than his characters "talent" It felt like everyone was overacting, focused on over exaggeration except for the two main characters, who were rather dull in comparison. On an extremely flimsy plot, stemming from an amalgamation of other similar films. One thing also that seemed off was it seemed like there were scenes cut as far as the film, but. Or the audio, so there were times that the audio did not match when the physical characters were doing. Very poor editing or over scene cutting imo.

As I searched for a newly released movie to watch this week, there where twenty low budget horror movies and this movie. I thought it was Mark Wahlberg and Peter Dinklage by looking at the cover, but to my surprise it was good old Josh Brolin. I have been a fan of his work since Goonies and Thrashin. This is the first movie of Peter Dinklage's That I thought he was really able to shine in, Brendan Fraser and Marisa Tomei were funny and crazy in this movie too. Taylour Paige had a strong presence in the movie playing a very similar character to her part in the movie Axel F. I thought the movie had a good pace and did not drag along it was a good watch. I haven't seen a movie with Glen Close in a while and She played the part well, I thought the movie had good casting and a good script. There were some really gross scenes which would could have been cut and not affected the story, but were kept in for shock value is my guess, I think that's why the movie is getting a lot of bad reviews.

What a disappointment. Was expecting a good comedy honestly it's so bad I wouldn't recommend it. It's not even funny. It's so predictable. There is not even a twist. Bad monologues. Cheap CGI. Unfortunately, Amazon has been filming so really bad movies lately.

I don't get one thing. How do actors of this caliber agree to film something like this? Are they aware of how bad it is or do they just realize after the production process is finished? Anyway. Night to forget. My wife forgave me but I didn't forgive myself for playing this. I rarely write a comment but this is an extreme scenario :) peace.

An impressive cast has been assembled for this 2024 farce, but director Max Barbakow unfortunately encouraged the actors to go overboard with their ham-fisted antics to the level of cartoon characters marooned in a heist action flick masquerading as a dysfunctional family drama. The convoluted plot focuses on fraternal twins Jady and Moke Munger who agree to retrieve a stash of emeralds abandoned by their mother Cath, who went on the lam over thirty years before. Jady is a lifetime convict sprung from prison early by corrupt Judge Farful who has his inept corrections officer son James tail Jady. Meanwhile, years of resentment between the brothers spill over into the expected shenanigans, chief among them a bittersweet reunion with their mother on the run again after escaping prison. Glenn Close as the hardened Cath is the latest in her series of white-trash mothers, but she's not given enough funny one-liners to justify her esteemed presence. Peter Dinklage lends his familiar wry humor to Jady, but Josh Brolin appears more on overdrive as the more fearful Moke. However, his performance is nothing compared to the broad, over-the-top turns by Oscar winners Brendan Fraser as James and Marisa Tomei as Jady's prison pen-pal love interest who inexplicably owns a gay orangutan. Skippable.

For whatever reason, genuinely funny comedies have become an increasingly rare cinematic commodity in recent years, so it's a real treat when one comes along that satisfyingly tickles the funny bone. Such is the case with director Max Barbakow's third feature effort, the wild and wacky tale of a dysfunctional crime family seeking to recover the hidden loot from a heist carried out by the family matriarch (Jen Landon) 30 years earlier. Leading the charge are twin brothers Jady (Peter Dinklage), a career criminal recently released from prison, and Moke (Josh Brolin), a gifted but long-reluctant thief who's now trying to go straight. The goal is to find a retrieve a stash of emeralds stolen by their long-absent mother (Glenn Close), who originally pilfered the goods but has been on the run ever since - and who now shows up out of the blue to collect the gems for herself. The unlikely trio thus launches their quest to get the jewels, an odyssey finding them aggressively pursued by Officer Farful (Brendan Fraser), a crooked prison guard who arranged Jady's early release through his father, a corrupt judge (M. Emmett Walsh in his penultimate screen performance), in exchange for a sizable cut of the stash. And, along the way, the parties to this wayward caper bungle themselves through an array of inventively inspired comic challenges that include Jady's spacey new girlfriend (Marissa Tomei), Moke's pregnant wife (Taylour Paige) and an unusually randy gorilla, among others. It's also a cautionary tale in the notion of there being no honor among thieves, even when they're members of one's own family. While some of the film's segments are obviously a little overwritten and overplayed (especially by Fraser), much of this romp plays fairly well, reminiscent of one of the Coen Brothers' movies (though admittedly not quite as polished). If nothing else, though, it represents a huge step up from the filmmaker's last outing, the positively horrendous "Palm Springs" (2020) (my worst film of that year), as well as a major improvement over many of Amazon Prime's recent disappointing offerings, an accomplishment largely made possible by the performances of its stellar ensemble cast (particularly the three principals). "Brothers" isn't epic filmmaking by any means, but it's a good way to get some hearty laughs at home on a Friday night with a big bowl of popcorn, and that's pretty satisfying all by itself.