Rating of
3/4
Not Oscar Worhy, But Good
Alex - wrote on 12/09/09
Brothers is a very solid movie. It is well acted by Jake Gyllenhaall and Natalie Portman (why couldn't she act this great in Star Wars - I blame George Lucas). This movie is not best picture nomination material (though I didn't think The Reader was either).
The last several war movies that I have seen have all been very similar in nature. Guy goes over seas, comes back, has a bad time and someone gets hurt. This remains true to this movie as well. Guy (Toby) goes overseas, comes back, hurts people. To be honest, this isn't much different.
The characters are actually really strong and the director does a good job of showing off the family. The pacing is fine as well. The music and cinematography are terrible and the ending is not really good either (reminds me of Stop Loss).
But, this is a good drama that won't leave you bored. I would recommend seeing this for the performances.
