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Brothers

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Brolin Productions

Legendary Pictures

Estuary Films

United States of America

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Josh Brolin

Peter Dinklage

Glenn Close

Brendan Fraser

Taylour Paige

M. Emmet Walsh

Jennifer Landon

Joshua Mikel

Marisa Tomei

William Tokarsky

Ted Ferguson

Andrew Brodeur

Matt Lewis

Margo Moorer

Gralen Bryant Banks

Don Stallings

Roger Payano

Pat Fisher

Brooks Indergard

Jonathan  Aidan Cockrell

Nathan Hesse

Taylor St. Clair

Alonzo Ward

Greg Weeks

Samantha Binkerd

Suehyla El-Attar Young

Mike Howell

B.J. Winfrey

Swift Rice

Denise Arribas

Devyn Dalton

Robert Tinsley

Joshua Grode

Courtney Andujar

Hillary Andujar

Quyen Tran

David Ginsberg

Anastasia Magoutas

Martin Pensa

Jarrette Moats

Kristen Donaldson

Max Barbakow

Etan Cohen

Jessica Derhammer

Kevin Waterman

Andrew Lazar

Macon Blair

Rupert Gregson-Williams

Derek Dean

Christian Hoffman

Mark Bennett

Lisa Zagoria

Dominique Ariana Dawson

Kaylee Gahagan

Thomas Andrew Lawson

Jacob Palmer

Sara Riney

Lindsey Schnabel

Kevin Earl Taylor

Lisa Walsh

Peter Afterman

Jane Berry

Alison Litton

Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz

Diane Hassinger Newman

Michael Romano

Douglas Noe

Brent Marchant

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 and 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 on 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.

<em>'Brothers'</em>... not the best. I wanted to enjoy it given I like those involved, but it really does fall flat and, despite a small run time, it doesn't flow well either. Peter Dinklage and Josh Brolin are OK together, chuck in Brendan Fraser & Glenn Close and it's a good cast... on paper.

In reality, I didn't sense much from any of those on the screen and they have all produced far better. You also have Max Barbakow in the directing chair, the same can be said for him as it is safe to say this isn't the best follow-up for him after the excellent <em>'Palm Springs'</em>.

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Jady & Moke Fight In Officer Farful's Police Car

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