Johnson’s shaggy dog runs here, there, and everywhere, weaving joyous, confusing circles in exotic locations before romping home with an unexpected wallop.
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11/08/09
The Brothers Bloom (2009)
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Reviews Counted:123
Fresh:78
Rotten:45
Average Rating:6.1/10
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
Reviews for The Brothers Bloom
Top CriticIf not for Rachel Weisz, the movie would be too literary, too clever, too pleased with itself. Her character makes it emotional, although she's not the main focus.
11/09/09
Top CriticFull of invigorating twists and turns, filled with a unique style and wit, also, the whole ultimately suffers due to a too-neat conclusion.
11/11/09
Top CriticThe 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
11/06/09
Top CriticThis eccentric affair pretty much gets away with everything it tries, save for the occasional muffed joke and sudden mood swing.
11/11/09
Top CriticThis is a beautiful film in many ways. It looks great, the performances are just a delight, Rachel Weisz is absolutely bewitching, it’s funny and funky, eccentric and romantic.
11/11/09
Top CriticThis is the kind of "movie movie" that puts everything in quotation marks, letting Johnson indulge his most romantic daydreams.
11/12/09
Top CriticThe irony is that outside of the manufactured oddities, Weisz's performance is the best thing in the movie: an old-school screwball turn of hypercurious pep.
05/15/09
Top Critic[Director Rian] Johnson presents an intolerably glossy and emotionless exercise in style; he’s so in thrall with his skill at blank pastiche that he only half-heartedly tries to make us care about the film’s characters.
05/13/09
It's filled with hilarious, humdinger dialogue, imaginative images (I particularly like the fallen angel) and a pace that somehow embraces both energetic and deadpan.
05/15/09
A screwball comedy for the New Depression, "The Brothers Bloom" makes an abundant number of erudite references that mean almost nothing, and, like most con-man movies, it can't be trusted.
05/22/09
Top CriticThe film is stuffed with visual gags, only some of which hit the spot. When Weisz is on screen even the more contrived of these seem forgivable.
11/12/09
Top CriticIt's not blockbuster material, but this clever picture is a romantic -- and genuinely amusing -- charmer.
05/22/09
burns bright with brilliance before sputtering out in the end
05/14/09
Scheduling blunders aside, this is worth seeking out because, despite its low profile, it offers the rarity of "summer fun" without the seemingly obligatory "dumb" appended to that descriptor.
05/18/09
Even if you don't quite comprehend the ending (there seem to be 12 of them), you'll still feel the wallop of its consequences.
05/22/09
The Brothers Bloom is an intriguingly offbeat yarn that unfortunately unravels towards the end.
05/15/09
The dialogue is quick and funny, and so are the visuals. This is the sort of film in which the landscape is littered with unexpected and unbelievable people and events.
05/22/09
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.
05/28/09
Unfortunately, writer-director Rian Johnson is suffering from a fatal case of 'the cutes.'
05/19/09
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