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The Brothers (2001) 6.3
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Reviews: 42 user | 52 critic | 23 from Metacritic.com Four friends begin to question women and relationships when one of them announces impending nuptials. Director:Gary HardwickWriter:Gary Hardwick |
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| Morris Chestnut | ... | ||
| D.L. Hughley | ... | ||
| Bill Bellamy | ... | ||
| Shemar Moore | ... | ||
| Gabrielle Union | ... | ||
| Tatyana Ali | ... | ||
| Jenifer Lewis | ... | ||
| Tamala Jones | ... | ||
| Clifton Powell | ... | ||
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Susan Dalian | ... | |
| Marla Gibbs | ... | ||
| Julie Benz | ... | ||
| Vanessa Bell Calloway | ... | ||
| Angelle Brooks | ... | ||
| Kimberly Scott | ... | ||
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"The Brothers" traces the journey of four African-American men as they take on love, sex, friendship and two of life's most terrifying prospects honesty and commitment. Smart, successful and sexy, Jackson Smith, Brian Palmer, Derrick West and Terry White are "The Brothers" lifelong friends banded together to weather love's innate terrors and occasional triumphs in this brazenly comic yet painfully true exploration of the battle between the sexes. Amidst the career track, basketball and bar hopping, "The Brothers" love women, as many as possible, but shocking revelation tests the foursome's friendship and changes their dating habits forever. Written by Anonymous
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After a lifetime of playing the field, four friends have to do something they never thought possible... grow up. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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23 March 2001 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$6,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$10,302,846 (USA) (23 March 2001)Gross:
£59,542 (UK) (28 September 2001)Company Credits
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Brian Palmer: I have no idea.
Judge Carla Williams: [Walking back to the table] Excuse me? What did you say?
Brian Palmer: Carla, we're just trying to have lunch. Why are you making a scene?
Judge Carla Williams: I'm not making a scene. I'm just having girl talk, right? Now, what did you SAY?
Jesse Caldwell: I said, "What's... your... PROBLEM?"
Judge Carla Williams: [Pointing in Jesse's face] My problem is tired-ass men like this, and women like you who get the whole world given to them, but no, no, no, you have to have...
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Jesse Caldwell: [after Judge Carla rudely insults and snubs them, then walks away] What's her problem?Brian Palmer: I have no idea.
Judge Carla Williams: [Walking back to the table] Excuse me? What did you say?
Brian Palmer: Carla, we're just trying to have lunch. Why are you making a scene?
Judge Carla Williams: I'm not making a scene. I'm just having girl talk, right? Now, what did you SAY?
Jesse Caldwell: I said, "What's... your... PROBLEM?"
Judge Carla Williams: [Pointing in Jesse's face] My problem is tired-ass men like this, and women like you who get the whole world given to them, but no, no, no, you have to have...
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I know this may sound like a strange way to start off a review but I just had to say how refreshing and enjoyable it was to watch a movie based around African-American characters that simply took those characters and placed them in situations and story lines that weren't defined by ethnicity or social standing but that were, instead, universally identifiable.
This is a deceptively simple tale of four friends (Morris Chestnut, D.L. Hughley, Bill Bellamy and Shemar Moore) who take turns trying to improve/mess up their own love lives and, subsequently, the lives of the women they're involved with. It's like When Harry Met Sally but with four Harrys, a few different Sallys and a change in skin colour. That's all.
Looking at the cast list may not get your hopes up, there certainly wasn't anybody I recognised for their quality work in films though that may be in part due to my own ignorance. But I will say right now that everyone involved either does well enough (Tatyana Ali will never be the best in her field but she gets by) or wildly exceeds expectations (D.L. Hughley provides some of the funniest domestic scenes I have seen in recent memory) so there's no need to worry. When you add the likes of Gabrielle Union, Tamala Jones (funny AND sexy), Clifton Powell and Jenifer Lewis then you have a great cast reading from a great script.
And just what does make this script so good and so much fun? It's because there are so many moments that ring true. It's as if writer/director Gary Hardwick saw snippets of uncomfortable truth in some Kevin Smith movie and then managed to a)make those private moments more palatable for viewers and then b)string them along to make a unifying strand through an otherwise standard romantic comedy. Let's be glad that he did because this film is all the better for it.
See this if you like: So I Married An Axe Murderer, The Break-Up, Boomerang.