The Brothers Bloom (2008)

Posted : 2 months, 1 week ago at Sep 13 15:12

The Brother Bloom is one thing and one thing only: a very fun film. It’s not perfect, but you can tell from every performance in the film that they were having a good time. And it’s really the performances that make the film. Rachel Wiesz’s delivery of “I think you’re constipated in your fucking soul” is a classic piece of comedic timing. If you’re not laughing to the point of tears during that exchange then something is seriously wrong with you. I consider Mark Ruffalo is very solid character actor, always reliable in some indie film, but here he really ups his game and brings his best. How could he not when surrounded by four Academy Award nominees/winner? Adrien Brody stops the brooding young man long enough to crack wise and act elegantly tortured. And Rinko Kikuchi is qu...Read more