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Brothers

2009

Jim Sheridan

Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Tobey Maguire, Mare Winningham ...

6.4

13,614

Drama Remake of Susanne Bier's "Brothers (Brødre)" (2004). A young man comforts his older brother's wife and children after he goes missing in Afghanistan. Brothers tells the powerful story of two siblings, thirty-something Captain Sam Cahill and younger brother Tommy Cahill, who are polar opposites. Shipped out to Afghanistan, Sam is presumed dead when his Black Hawk helicopter is shot down in the mountains. At home in suburbia, the Cahill ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"Much more than a drama about war and marriage. It is about what we can forgive ourselves for (...) It is smooth Hollywood craftsmanship, cinematography, editing (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"[It] is in some ways less a movie about war than a movie that uses war as a scaffolding for domestic melodrama (...) [It] never quite pulls itself together"	NEG
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Jake Gyllenhaal isn't too bad as the once despised brother, but popeyed Tobey Maguire over-acts madly (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"Though there are several powerful and poignant scenes (...) In exploring the complicated nature of family bonds, 'Brothers' is thought-provoking (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Nick Schager Slant	"Sheridan’s intense consideration of his characters’ impossible plights resounds throughout. Yet such empathy is lavished on a rather routine narrative (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Will Lawrence Empire	"Despite strong performances, when it comes to pacing and power, it's the Danish original that edges it. Still, a sturdy and affecting remake that brings a powerful story to an even wider audience (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Scott Tobias AV Club	"The film takes a leisurely hour to get to its dramatic core (...) Still, the intrinsically powerful material occasionally pierces through"	NEU

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