Film Review – Brothers (2024)

There are many talented individuals contributing to the making of “Brothers,” yet the film, shot three years ago, goes wrong in a hundred different ways. Chief among the professionals is director Max Barbakow, who acquired a lot of industry and viewer goodwill with his 2020 time-travel romantic comedy, “Palm Springs.” Much of it is burned off in his latest effort, which tracks the itchy relationship of twin brothers returning to a life of crime they once shared. Perhaps it’s meant to be a Coen Brothers-type of offering, as screenwriter Macon Blair certainly pushes hard on silliness and strangeness. What “Brothers” truly becomes is a mighty test of patience, as Barbakow seems to be making a live-action cartoon with the endeavor, while Blair attempts to add some emotional weight to relationships. Nothing connects as it should in the movie, and it quickly snowballs into one dud scene after another. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com