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Four Brothers Three Stars

Advantages: Its a pacey and gritty film and has its moments
Disadvantages: Nothing special

This film is a tricky one. It has peaks and troughs throughout it, with some parts demonstrating the relationship between the four central characters very well and actually manage to develop them slightly. On the other hand, there is plenty gun-heavy bravado when it is not really necessary. Unfortunately, the film takes a few cliché twists which degrade its credibility. The four brothers (Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson etc.) in question set out to avenge the shooting of their adoptive mother during a liquor store robbery. From here the film moves at quite a fast pace and uses the holiday season as a backdrop for a feeling of family and unity but gets stuck in following a typical movie formula. The plot twists are predictable most of the time and probably won't inspire you to any great degree. There are plenty of adrenaline fuelled ...

BZ2886 23.05.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Four Brothers (DVD)

Four Bothers

Advantages: Some good stunt sequences
Disadvantages: Terrible acting, writing and direction

cars and Z-list stars vehicle "2 Fast 2 Furious". Sadly "Four Brothers is symptomatic of his continuing decline, glorifying violence and condoning vigilantes in this paper thin revenge actioner. At best it can be said to be a paean to the exploitation movies of the 1970s. However, it feels like a step back for the director whose seminal work suggested that retribution isn't the same as redemption, whereas here he positively encourages eye-for-eye tactics, to exclusion of everything else. He discards any attempts at characterisation early on (though they oddly seem to have been reinserted during the end credits) leaving us with a bunch of entirely unsympathetic main protagonists whose sole motivation is blind revenge without any recourse to more traditional means of justice first. Their relationship to their adoptive mother smacks of oedipal ...

afy9mab 08.11.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Four Brothers (DVD)

Family Sticks Together with Four Brothers

Advantages: Good Story line and good acting
Disadvantages: None

keep you hooked until the end of the film. The end of the film leaves you with a good feeling as it is quite a twist and you will probably not guess it until right at the end. Four Brothers is a fast action, Fast paced, Well acted film and I thouroghly enjoyed it. DVD Features: Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1) Commentary by: Director John SingletonUnknown Format 9 Deleted scenes Commentary by Director John Singleton 5 Behind the Scenes and Making Of Featurettes Theatrical trailer Run time is 1hr 49 Mins and is available from all DVD sellers in the £9.99 (Amazon) to £14.99 (Woolworths) price range ...

Dazza_Wycombe 02.03.2006 · Read full review
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