MarkRWeaver

I was trying to figure out how this movie could have gotten made with the most absurd premise I've ever experienced. But, as I was watching I thought the pop star singing on stage in the concert looked familiar. So I looked her up and then it all made sense. The singer is Saleka Shyamalan, daughter of M. Night Shyamalan. As a father of a 12 year old girl, there's nothing I wouldn't do to help make my daughter's dreams come true. It occurred to me that this entire movie had to be made by M Night Shymalan to showcase his daughter's singing and boost her career. What father wouldn't do that for his daughter if he had the ability? That's the only explanation that makes any sense for this movie getting made. I guess it's good to see Josh Hartnet getting leading roles again. But, is this the best he could get?

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.

I'm a Sydney Sweeney fan. She showed real acting ability in Euphoria and White Lotus. But this train wreck is all wrong. Why would she take this role? Terrible writing and she was terrible in it. Completely illogical plot. I like Gata from Dave (Lil Dicky) but his friendship with Glen Powell in this isn't believable at all. The only reason for 3 stars is because who doesn't like looking at pretty faces? Sydney, you're better than this. Time to find yourself a new agent after letting you take this role. I like she tried to expand her range into romantic comedy, but it's either not her genre or she needs to find a script with more depth to the character. She wasn't believable as the slightly awkward, clumsy adorable girl who hasn't dated in so long that she doesn't know what she's doing.