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  Written December 10, 2009

  Best performances ever.

  by ConceptOneFilm

  I am an independent filmmaker and I'm constantly looking for films that stand out from others. Brothers is the film I have been looking for all year. The directing was amazing! It is very hard to be able to direct the cast the way he did, and the cast took his directing to a whole new level. The acting was very heart driven and felt very real. I was hearing gasps from the audience throughout, and I can't remember fidgeting once from boredom. Some have said the plot is predictable, and it is...it's supposed to be; it's not a mystery. However, the screenwriters did a captivating job of writing Toby's part towards the end, to where the audience doesn't know what he is going to do. His every move towards the end was unpredictable. This leaves your mind to wonder how he is going to end up. Brothers gets an A+ from me, and it may take me until I'm about to retire before I ever get close to filming something like this. It got me to sign up on here just to write a review.

  • 8 out of 8 found this review helpful.
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• Must Go!
  Written December 9, 2009

  Great movie, will leave you a bit depressed

  by Arturian

  I thought it was a good movie, makes you realize what military families go through even when their family members come back from war alive.
  
  I would rate it as "GO", but considering that we're currently at war and many soldiers come back from Iraq and Afghanistan every day, I think its important for the rest of us to at least have a slight idea what these men go through (I realize that no one who didn't serve in the military can ever fully understand the emotional toll of war)
  

  • 6 out of 6 found this review helpful.
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  Written December 11, 2009

  Would have given a MUST GO if......

  by lovestalentmoviefan

  ....somebody would have taken the time to write a decent ending. Terribly anti-climatic. The only reason I do not say SOSO is for Tobey Mcguires incredible maturity as an actor shining through.From a supportive achieving brother and family peacekeeper to a man adamant about his patriotic duties to a traumatized,mentally lost POW, this man has far overcome the Spiderman image. Please go see for this.Pic was clean as well,which merits good rating. Still,not recommended for theatre price if lukewarm endings turn you off. I will see one more time.

  • 7 out of 9 found this review helpful.
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• Must Go!
  Written December 21, 2009

  Brother's review

  by krcolby

  Very intense, great acting. Critics claim the actors look too young but the critics must be clueless about the fact that most of the US military families are indeed that young. Might be too intense for people with loved ones at war.

  • 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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  Written December 21, 2009

  good movie!

  by rider4life

  the story was good, it actually has a good foundation and background of how it leads up to the brother becoming the way he is. only one thing i thought they could expand on was the ending. only one brothers future is portrayed but the other brothers future is left as a cliffhanger.all in all it makes for a good movie to see...worth the price of a ticket purchase!

  • 4 out of 5 found this review helpful.
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• Must Go!
  Written December 11, 2009

  A must see movie

  by fff1

  The movie was very well acted , and it was of particular interest the brothers could have passed for real brothers, both in appearance and mannerisms. Wonderful casting and the actors seemed so real intense in their feelings. My only question on the predictable plot of the story - Why did the marine corp not give this mental man help after his ordeal in Afghanistan? This movie and the actors should relieve nominations for the coming awards.

  • 5 out of 7 found this review helpful.
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  Written December 22, 2009

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    Realistic Sad Shocking Intense Shocking

  by blendjon

  • 3 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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• So-so
  Written December 14, 2009

  Brothers

  by StacySerba

  Very depressing. From the trailers, it seemed more of a love story and love triangle and turned
  into more of the ravages of war on s prisoner of war. Not really what I had in mind.

  • 3 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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• Must Go!
  Written December 16, 2009

  Brothers

  by michaele77

  This movie was GREAT! It was suspensfull, exciting, and also made me want to cry. This movie really shows you what are soldiers go through and how our goverment should take the time to make every soldier go through some kind of rehabilitation when they leave the war. They do so much for us and they, and there family deserve to live a somewhat "normal" life when they return home. Great Movie a real eye opener!!!!

  • 4 out of 6 found this review helpful.
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• Must Go!
  Written December 15, 2009

  Brothers

  by trapper123

  Excellent movie. Cried my eyes out. Husband managed not to fall asleep -- that's major.

  • 4 out of 6 found this review helpful.
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• Oh No!
  Written December 22, 2009

  Brothers -- An Unpatriotic Anti US Marine Picture

  by Ddogpics

  The worst scene in this movie is after Taliban captured US Marine Capt Sam Cahill (Tobey Maguire), after telling his also captured Marine Pvt not to say anything to the Taliban, when Capt Cahill is himself threatened by the Taliban, beats to death his own Marine private with an iron pipe to save his own skin, all the while being videod by the Taliban for propaganda purposes. There are no reported cases of a US military officer serving in any current deployment combat zone killing one of his or her own enlisted personel to save his or her own life. Such disgraceful conduct would completely demoralize our military, and would render our officer corp unable to lead. Yet, the producers chose this horrible and fictional event to depict what a US Marine officer did when his own life was threatened. We want to support our troops, not defame them with totally false & baseless events. For this reason I would not spend your money to see this movie.

  • 19 out of 36 found this review helpful.
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  Written December 4, 2009

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  • 7 out of 13 found this review helpful.
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  Written December 5, 2009

  Great Acting

  by Froggy7373

  "Brothers" is a finely acted film w/ Portman, Gyllenhaal, & Maguire surrounded by an amazing supporting cast, including Sam Shephard as a gruff military father & 2 brilliant child actors who often steal their scenes with their warmth and expressiveness. This somber film is about the tough choices people must make in life (far more than just an 'alls fair in love & war' cliche) and how they cope (or often don't) with the consequences of their actions. Gyllenhaal's ex-con uncle struggles to assimilate back within his family as well as society. His bumpy road toward redemption reveals both his shortcomings (public drunkenness) and his humanity (he apologizes to the victim of his crime). Gyllenhaal's performance is honest & nuanced (even at times humorous). Meanwhile, his presumed dead Marine brother, hauntingly portrayed by a gaunt, battle-scarred, & saucer-eyed Maguire, grapples with his fractured conscience & overwhelming guilt (how/why did *he* survive?), not to mention severe PTSD.

  • 6 out of 11 found this review helpful.
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  Written December 11, 2009

  So much potential, but little to offer

  by fifsnoone

  Movie had great potential (story, cast...), but at the end of the day, there wasn't much in the movie that wasn't shown in the trailer. The trailer made it appear more exciting that it actually was and probably the best thing about the movie was the eldest daughter's acting. The ending left questions unanswered and was entirely unsatisfying.
  
  Overall, disappointing.

  • 3 out of 5 found this review helpful.
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• I'm In
  Written November 23, 2009

  by babycinn14

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