Step Brothers (2008)
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Reviews Counted:175
Fresh:96
Rotten:79
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: The relentless immaturity of the humor is not a total handicap for this film, which features the consistently well-matched talents of Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly.
Australian Theatrical Release:
Sep 18, 2008 Wide
US Box Office: $100,468,793
Synopsis: While nearly all Will Ferrell's films are enjoyable on some level, they tend to fire on all cylinders when Adam McKay is involved. McKay co-wrote and directed ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY... [More]
Starring: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Adam Scott, Mary Steenburgen
Director: Adam McKay
Reviews for Step Brothers
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It's clear that much of what is on the screen is there because writers Ferrell and McKay found it funny, not because it serves the plot. Full Review |
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Thanks to their ability to convincingly portray adults who have never emotionally advanced beyond their pre-adolescent years, Ferrell and Reilly perfectly inhabit these obnoxious yet hilarious characters. Full Review |
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 2.5/4 |
Despite valiant efforts from a seasoned cast, it fails to deliver the expected laughs. Full Review |
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3/4 |
One thing spoils the mood: for all the joy that Ferrell and Reilly take in brawling or whimpering like two-year-olds, immaturity is still seen as something to be overcome. Full Review |
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Between occasional guffaws and more frequent hand-over-mouth, oh-my-God moments, I started to think about where American comedy has come from and where it's going. Full Review |
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Painful to watch, this Will Ferrell vehicle is crude, infantile and unfunny as it hovers around its one-tone premise in which two grown men behave like kids %u2013 and vile ones at that Full Review |
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1.5/4 |
You know you're in trouble when the cleverest parts of your movie are the ironic T-shirts, worn unironically ... (but) a bonus is deserved by the person who dug up the Pablo Cruise shirt. Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
Step Brothers is a rowdy, rambunctious, fitful, against-the-wall comedy. Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, and director writer Adam McKay heave comedy, like spaghetti, against the wall. About half sticks; the other half makes a real mess. Full Review |
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4/5 |
... surpreendente que, em meio a tanta estupidez, o filme seja realmente engraçado e consiga criar dois personagens tão carismáticos, chegando a incluir, aqui e ali, momentos que, de uma forma sutil, se revelam tocantes.
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3/10 |
It's one joke, already predictable, and it gets old fast. Full Review |
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3/4 |
...flat-out entertaining... Full Review |
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65/100 |
Only occasionally funny and about three times as long as the material justifies, it's boring and just a little bit embarrassing to sit through. Full Review |
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3/4 |
When Step Brothers is funny, it's hilarious. But when it isn't funny, the second hand of your watch sounds peculiarly loud. Full Review |
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B |
On its own terms, Step Brothers is hilarious. But it's a shame that the filmmakers didn't have more faith in the audience. Why resort to gross-out tactics when your premise is strong enough to allow for a more sophisticated approach? Full Review |
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Unremittingly juvenile and irredeemably funny. Full Review |
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2/5 |
There is also a general sloppiness to the screenplay, which introduces elements that have no real pay-off. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
No one can play a 40-year-old obliviously immature man-child like Will Ferrell. Full Review |
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3/5 |
A sometimes amusing, occasionally hilarious summer laugh fest. Full Review |
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Like toothpaste from a tube, every last laugh is squeezed from this absurd premise, where both men pushing forty act like they're 14. Surprisingly, it's enough to make it work. Full Review |
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3/5 |
There is a plot, but it only exists to give Ferrell and Reilly some focus for their juvenilia. While this sounds like a negative comment, it's actually not. Full Review |
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