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Brothers (2009 film)
Brothers is a 2009 drama/war film starring Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman.
Brothers is a 2009 drama/war film starring Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman. Directed by Jim Sheridan, the film is based on Susanne Bier's 2004 Danish film Brødre which takes place in Afghanistan and Denmark. Both films take … see full wiki
Director:
Jim Sheridan
Genre:
Drama
Release Date:
2009
MPAA Rating:
R
4 reviews about Brothers (2009 film)
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It’s been a while since I’ve been to the movies so I thought I indulge in a film that I knew would be intense. I figured I couldn’t go wrong with a film starring Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman. Right off the bat I have to say the trailer makes you think this movie is a cross between, Jarhead, in that it deals with Marines, Pearl Harbor, because the “dead soldier” is never really dead and come back home, and Psycho, nice guy goes nuts … more
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We are all familiar with the stories about the soldiers who return from a war, that they become someone quite different from who they were before. War is hell, and the things soldiers have to go through often test the limits of human endurance. Director Jim Sheridan’s “BROTHERS” is based on the Danish film “Brodre” (2004) by Susanne Bier. The film chronicles the effects of war on the human psyche and how some soldiers may not be able to return to a normal … more
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Brothers, a movie about a military family torn apart by a son/husband/brother's disappearance starts strong with a compelling plot. Natalie Portman and Jake Gyllenhaal (with whom she has around 10 times the chemistry as she did with Tobey Maguire) explore the roles of their characters and their taboo romance with a graceful subtlety. The father-son relationship with Gyllenhaal's character often seems a bit too contrived, with the idea that Gyllenhaal will never achieve … more
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A really powerful film showing the affects of war on a family. Maguire and Gyllenhaal are astoundingly good. See it!
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