No, Brothers is not a bad movie. I just did not feel all that connected to the overly melodramatic telling of the tale. It is another movie out to manipulate the heartstrings of the audience while ultimately going nowhere. The best moments of the film involve Portman and Gyllenhaal, but it is not enough that I could recommend this movie.
Bottom line. You could do worse, but if you are looking for a movie with true emotional resonance, there are better options out there. Brothers wants you to think it is a deep examination of these individuals' lives, but in the end all we get is some turned topsoil.
Not Recommended.
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1 - Heloise
I had a chance to see this in Phoenix for ten bucks. I did not think it was worth that. And I too was thinking of "Lions For Lambs" because it was on TMC last night and because it lectures us about Afghan war and that is ongoing we know. While my review did savage the film (I think Cruise blasted me on a post) that did not satisfy because I wanted it to work.
My epiphany on this is that films and bloggers and journalists have NO influence whatsoever on politicians. They are NOT like us. That is the sad part. They do WTF they want to with our dime.
I might see Brothers for five dollars :)
Heloise