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The Brothers Bloom

They'd never let the truth come between them

Another who's-fooling-who con movie, set mostly in exotic European locations. Two brothers have mastered the art of the con as they grew up shunted from one foster home to another. Now, the quiet one wants out, but the extroverted one persuades him to do one last job. The mark is a rich, lonely young woman. She is initially flattered by their attentions and travels with them around Europe, but things get complicated when romance — and armed thugs — enter the picture.

111 minutes, No persons under 13 (Language, Violence)
Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, On the art circuit

Credits

Cast

Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rinko Kikuchi, Robert Coltrane, Maximilian Schell, narrated by Ricky Jan

Director

Rian Johnson

Screenplay

Rian Johnson

Music

Nathan Johnson

Cinematography

Steve Yedlin

Editing

Gabriel Wrye

Sound formats

Dolby Digital

Soundtrack

Not available

Made in

2008

Produced by

Endgame Entertainment, Ram Bergman Productions

SA Distributor

Ster-Kinekor

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Drama
Language	Strong
Nudity	None
Sex	Implied
Violence	Moderate
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments	None
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity

Violence

Blood / Gore / Gross

Guns /
Weapons

Profanity

Alcohol / Drugs

Smoking

Disrespectful /
Bad Attitude

Imitative Behaviour

Frightening /
Tense Scenes

Jump Scenes

Tense Family Scenes

Music (Scary/Tense)

Music (Inappropriate)

Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)

South African Media

Cape Argus/The StarKirk Honeycutt

Die BurgerLaetitia Pople

Cape TimesChristy Lemire

iAfrica.comNils van der Linden

The CitizenLeon van Nierop It takes about 30 minutes before the film's charm wears off.

24.comShaheema Barodien With crisp writing and a masterful cast, The Brothers Bloom is well worth your time.

International Media

Box Office (USA)Marco Cerritos The final result is an interesting mess.

Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert At a certain point, we think we're in on the moves of the con, and then we think we're not, and then we're not sure, and then we're wrong, and then we're right, and then we're wrong again, and we're entertained up to another certain point...

eye Weekly (Canada)Adam Nayman What’s best about The Brothers Bloom, though, is the unusual way in which Johnson invites and then exploits our inherent wariness of con-man scenarios. The script frontloads most of its trickery and then dares us to take the disarming sincerity of the final moments at face value. It’s a gamble that pays off.

ScreenIt (USA)C. Fuchs Despite the great cast, a fun opening sequence establishing the brotherly duo, and some creative flourishes, I found most of the affair forced when not boring.

Metacritic.com26 critics

RottenTomatoes.com108 critics

RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer Despite strong performances The Brothers Bloom ultimately does not fulfill its lofty ambitions

Internet (IMDB)1783 Netizens Charm, appeal, nice clothes, not enough danger

Average .. 60%

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