It isn't funny.
The Brothers Solomon (2007)
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Reviews Counted:70
Fresh:11
Rotten:59
Average Rating:3.4/10
Consensus: Squandering its impressive cast with poorly-directed gags, The Brothers Solomon is a one-joke film stretched well beyond its limits.
Synopsis: SNL's Will Forte co-writes and stars in this raucous comedy alongside ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT's Will Arnett. Dean and John Solomon are very close. In fact, they are so close that they live together in... SNL's Will Forte co-writes and stars in this raucous comedy alongside ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT's Will Arnett. Dean and John Solomon are very close. In fact, they are so close that they live together in a baby-blue apartment, even as adults. Having been home-schooled in the Arctic, the brothers have grown to depend on each other completely, and have been robbed of learning many basic social skills. The men are clueless in the department of romance, and when they discover their beloved father (Lee Majors) is on his deathbed, they suddenly feel the pressure to procreate before he's gone. Determined to make their father proud, they set out to woo a woman into having their baby, hardly grasping the many obstacles that are sure to come their way. Arnett and Forte seem at ease playing overgrown boys who never grew up. Both comedians sport toothy grins and exaggerated frowns as they navigate the tricky world of dating and the even more difficult dilemma of trying to find a woman to impregnate. Luckily, one woman, Janine (SNL's Kristin Wiig in an oddly straight role), agrees to do it if they pay her. But the more she observes of the brothers' immaturity, the more she must be convinced they are capable of raising a child. This is the third feature film directed by multi-talented comedian Bob Odenkirk (of MR. SHOW fame). While his first film, MELVIN GOES TO DINNER, was a stark social drama, his more recent LET'S GO TO PRISON had much in common with this quirky comedy. Combined with the over-the-top acting styles of his two stars (and fellow Odenkirk fave Chi McBride as Janine's tough teddybear boyfriend), Odenkirk's offbeat sensibility produces a film packed with awkwardly humorous moments. [More]
Starring: Will Arnett, Will Forte, Chi McBride, Kristen Wiig
Starring: Will Arnett, Will Forte, Chi McBride, Kristen Wiig, Jenna Fischer, Malin Akerman
Director: Bob Odenkirk
Director: Bob Odenkirk
Screenwriter: Will Forte
Producer: Matt Berenson, Paddy Cullen
Composer: John Swihart
Studio: Screen Gems
Reviews for The Brothers Solomon
There are two Wills in The Brothers Solomon, but there's still no way it's a remotely good movie...a hopelessly feeble comedy sketch cruelly extended to feature length.
At best, it's a five-minute late-night sketch; at worst, a violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
A little like Knocked Up, if Knocked Up were knocked up by Hot Rod and delivered by Dumb and Dumber.
Aforced split-the-baby comedy that proves unwise from its very conception.
These sibs make the dim bulbs of such Farrelly Brothers' comedies as Dumb and Dumber and Me Myself and Irene seem like Mensa Club members.
Forte consistently aims low, even for his apparent target audience of ignorant goons.
Chances are Hollywood won't be making Dumb and Dumbererest, so The Brothers Solomon will have to do.
Feels like a cheapo, soft-R retread of the dimwits' progress from Dumb and Dumber
Shows how far SNL has fallen in its attempt to create original comedy; other times, it makes the Farrelly Brothers seem tasteful.
With The Brothers Solomon, Will Arnett continues to squander the goodwill he engendered as Gob on Arrested Development.
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