Brothers Reviews

Since I kept hearing good things about this flick, I was really eager to check it out. Eventually, even though I liked it a lot, I still ended up with some mixed feelings about the whole thing. Basically, what bothered me was that the story started with two stereotypes and ended up with two other stereotypes. Indeed, it is actually pretty straightforward, the good brother became the bad brother and the bad brother became the good brother. Personally, it is not something that I found really interesting (I don't really care about stereotypes) and it was honestly also rather predictable. So, this issue prevented the movie from becoming a huge masterpiece but it was still a very good movie though. Indeed, the directing was very good and efficient (Susanne Bier is definitely one of the best Danish directors to come out in the last decade) and above all thanks, the acting was just really awesome. I mean, honestly, who thought Connie Nielsen could be such a great actress? Up to that point, Nielsen was basically the love interest in many US productions, but for her very first Danish feature, she got a really juicy part and she really hit it out of the park. Ulrich Tomsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas were just as brilliant as well. Eventually, in spite its flaws, it remains a very strong drama and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Danish movies.

Incredibly compelling take on the consequences of war and how it affects the family, in particular the relationship between the two brothers. Contains a great performance from Ulrich Thomsen and and the brilliant Connie Nielsen. This is film making at its absolute best, just a shame Bier doesn't do more films-I must check out the rest of her filmography If you enjoyed this check out After The Wedding another great film by Susanne Bier.