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Reviews Counted:112
Fresh:70
Rotten:42
Average Rating:6/10
Consensus: Despite strong performances The Brothers Bloom ultimately does not fulfill its lofty ambitions.
Australian Theatrical Release:
Nov 30, 1999 Wide
US Box Office: $3,479,844
Synopsis: Though THE BROTHERS BLOOM seems to be equal parts THE STING and THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS, director Rian Johnson's second feature is still strikingly original. Adrien Brody (KING KONG) and Mark Ruffalo... [More]
Starring: Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel Weisz, Rinko Kikuchi
Director: Rian Johnson
The first hour especially grabs our attention before disintegrating into a swirl of confusion. We expect the lines between reality and fantasy to become blurred, but we do need to have a stake in the characters or at least believe in their reality
Top CriticMilitantly unenchanting
A fine piece of cinematic legerdemain
The film is fun, but the characters are not well developed. The audience has to be onboard not for the characters but for the twisty ride.
Follows an offbeat path to reach that destination, and most will enjoy the journey.
...it will baffle and infuriate some, and enchant and entertain others.
"The Brothers Bloom" operates on a much larger scale, a globe-hopping, visually dazzling caper comedy, but at heart it's just as in love with language and storytelling as "Brick" was.
Unlike the con artists the movie depicts, 'The Brothers Bloom' rewards rather than exploits viewers by defying their expectations.
Fueled by glorious performances all-around, The Brothers Bloom is a film with art-house accents and a strong emotional heart.
One of those movies that I wanted to see again the moment it was over -- and had this been anything other than a press screening where that was not possible, I would have.
This globe-trotting romantic comedy is like going on a scavenger hunt where the fun is in the journey.
It's as much about society's need for a well-told story as it is about an emotional connection between its characters. This sincerity is ultimately what lifts the picture above many of its predecessors.
a confident and even touching bit of genre twisting, with its best moments providing plenty of anticipation for what else Johnson has up his sleeve
It’s diverting for an hour or so, but one tires of all this forced playfulness long before the final reveal.
Rarely allowing substance to interfere with style, filmmaker Rian Johnson occasionally amuses but mostly frustrates with his con-job fantasia The Brothers Bloom.
Watching this movie is like being elbowed in the ribs for two consecutive hours.
Parental Content Review
It's a fine movie to like, although nearly impossible to love. And from the man who gave us the immensely lovable Brick, this is a minor disappointment.
The Brothers Bloom is to precocious adventure movies what Crank is to action throwdowns; it finds the genre's limit and doubles it.
Johnson's lube of choice is whimsy, and as the filmmaker pours an endless stream of cutesy behaviors and larger-than-life screenwriting into the stew, Brothers Bloom eventually curdles altogether
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