The Brothers: Critic Reviews

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Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly (Top Critic)

75

Digs more vibrantly into issues of trust, fear, pleasure, commitment, and camaraderie than any Hollywood feature in recent memory.
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Stephen Holden New York Times (Top Critic)

70

If The Brothers falls far short of its prototype, Waiting to Exhale, it still conveys a warm-blooded affection for its characters.
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Mike Clark USA Today (Top Critic)

It's easier to laugh with the movie than take it seriously.
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Washington Post (Top Critic)

A politically incorrect but often hilarious jam session.
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Rita Kempley Washington Post (Top Critic)

A lively, affectionate and well-acted romantic comedy.
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Jay Carr Boston Globe (Top Critic)

The Brothers is carried by the warmth that both sexes pour into its sitcom soul.
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Jessica Winter Village Voice (Top Critic)

Airless and oddly fatiguing.
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Bruce Westbrook Houston Chronicle (Top Critic)

For all its coarse humor, The Brothers has moments of tenderness and depth.
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Chris Vognar Dallas Morning News (Top Critic)

The dialogue is witty and lively, and the characters are crafted with insight and care.
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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)

75

The movie's a mixed bag, but worth seeing for the good stuff, which is a lesson in how productive it can be to allow characters to say what they might actually say.
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Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune (Top Critic)

Glossy fun, but it should have given us more ideas and energy.
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Carrie Rickey Philadelphia Inquirer (Top Critic)

Hardwick's boisterous film is enjoyably slapstick and uses laughter rather than psychological insights as therapy.
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Susan Stark Detroit News (Top Critic)

75

Smart, earthy and, in its own way, tender, The Brothers packs a powerfully entertaining punch.
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Lou Lumenick New York Post (Top Critic)

The Brothers is basically a Lifetime movie that somehow found its way into theaters.
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Roger Moore Orlando Sentinel (Top Critic)

If you want to take down Waiting to Exhale, you'd better have a stronger grip on men and women and how they connect or fail to connect than this.
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Robert Horton Film.com (Top Critic)

Hughley and Jones have an explosively comic chemistry together.
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James Berardinelli ReelViews (Top Critic)

50

It's regurgitating pop psychology ideas that are unlikely to be surprising to anyone sitting in the audience.
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Anthony Breznican Associated Press (Top Critic)

It's undeniable that director-writer Gary Hardwick's The Brothers has a target demographic. But the movie's themes of family, love and friendship are universal.
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Jeffrey Westhoff Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

63

An entertaining but too-familiar comedy about the romantic woes of African-Americans.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Ted Murphy Baseline.Hollywood.com

60

a pleasant and enjoyable romantic comedy showcasing several talented performers
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Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com

75

One is left with warm memories of laughs, loves, and most of all likable characters with whom one wouldn't mind spending another two hours.
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Brian Webster Apollo Guide

66

Although it's funny at times and very well intentioned, The Brothers has nothing new to say.
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Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel 3BlackChicks Review

100

Brothas and Sistas make sure you see this movie!
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Cynthia Fuchs Philadelphia City Paper

Often entertaining, mostly unsurprising, but ultimately rewarding
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Daniel Eagan Film Journal International

Has all the emotional depth and honesty of a Ford ad, only with worse production values.
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