The Brothers Bloom

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The Brothers Bloom

Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rinko Kikuchi, Robbie Coltrane

The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they've decided to take on one last job - showing a beautiful and eccentri...( read more  read more... )c heiress the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world.

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  • QueenCityFilms
    December 18, 2009
    QueenCityFilms
    A slightly confusing but endearing story about two con brothas....The Brothers Bloom was an intriguing film with a couple of twists and turns. It was oddly predictable and yet unpredictable...I would figure out about 95% of the con and then the ending would come out of nowhere.....( read more).kinda bizarre. I kept waiting for the old, "I was actually conning YOU the whole movie! I keep the money now! HAHAHAHA goodbye Mr. Bond!" trickola. But it didn't happen.

    Got to see Rachel Weisz' ass. Nice.
  • ceWEBrity
    November 4, 2009
    ceWEBrity
    "I have a million endings! Aren't I clever?"
  • her69eyes
    October 28, 2009
    her69eyes
    "The Brothers Bloom", the second effort by writer/director Rian Johnson, didn't irritate me quite as much as his 2005 effort, "Brick", but that's not to say that Johnson has reigned back on the self-satisfying quirks. His latest is rightfully (and wrongfully) compared to the less...( read more)er works of Wes Anderson - well acted, pretty to look at, but so sparse in captivating drama that it becomes almost aggravating.

    Bloom (Adrien Brody) and Stephen (Mark Ruffalo) are the brothers of the title - notorious con-men who have been in practice since their early childhood. Stephen is the mastermind of the two, a passionate writer who scribes his cons like screenplays and has Bloom act them out. Bloom, however, is unwilling to keep satisfying Stephen's predetermined destinies, and is looking to get out of the con game. But, of course, this is a caper movie - there's always got to be one last job.

    A perfect target is found in Penelope (Rachel Weisz), a wealthy, beautiful, and yet painfully lonely heiress. In her spare time, she "collects hobbies" - ping pong, installing cameras into watermelons, juggling chainsaws. Bloom intentionally crashes his bike into her car, stimulating a relationship that soon evolves into love. Stephen, on the sidelines, keeps reminding him that he can't fall in love with a target.

    If there's one thing to praise about "The Brothers Bloom", it's the acting. The always reliable Mark Ruffalo, looking slightly less sleepy than usual, is wonderful in the role of a typical rogue - should Johnson decide to keep doing these con movies, Ruffalo isn't a bad substitute for Joe Mantegna. It's Rachel Weisz, however, who steals the show. She's completely irresistible, a dreamer with the mind of a child yet with an almost somber tone beneath it. It's hard to buy her as a romantic lead at first, but she knows just how to tone down the eccentricities of her character in the latter half.

    Twists and turns are to be expected in this kind of film, and you can see most of them coming. The final con is bittersweet and almost touching, but it occurs at a point that i'd long since lost interest in the material. There's only so many times you can "fool" an audience before they don't want to play along anymore.

    I never once felt like I was watching an interaction between brothers, as the interaction between Johnson's pen and the paper was far too prominent. At one point, there's a sly reference made to Herman Melville, and Johnson goes as far as to spell it out for us directly as if expecting applause. He's an interesting director and clearly a well-studied man, but in his first two features he's flaunted his intellect in the least nuanced ways imaginable. "The Brothers Bloom" has a mild charm thanks to the performers, but Johnson, as a writer/director, has yet to move me in any way.
  • xXxHarleyxQuinnxXx
    October 18, 2009
    xXxHarleyxQuinnxXx
    i love BANG BANG! She was what really MADE this movie for me!
  • allan913
    October 15, 2009
    allan913
    What a great movie, you'll want to watch it again right after it's over. A wickedly sharp and dazzelingly original comic fantasy thats loaded with lots of twist, tricks and great characters. An outragiously funny and flat-out enjoyable movie. It be a crime to miss it. A brilliant...( read more), well-crafted, sharply written and superbly performend film. It's wildly entertaining and dosent fail to satisfy.It's the coolest con of it's kind, brining on the fun and excitement of The Sting. The cast truly makes this film feel perfect, their chemistry lights up the screen. Rachel Weiz is absolutely wonderful, she brings heart and soul to this film. Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo are magnificent, the both of them bring such charm and humor to their performances that makes them at joy to watch. Rinko Kikuchi is terifficly hilarious. This is a movie that is truly a classic.
  • skynich
    December 31, 2009
    skynich
    I actually really like this movie it was enjoyable to watch. It was funny, sad, romanctic, everything! lol. I liked Bloom's character b/c at first he didn't really know what he wanted and @ the end he found love; that was really smth else:D I like the ending where his brother lie...( read more)d saying that that was his biggest con ever but it was all real and when Bloom noticed the colour of the 'blood' on his collar he knew that is was no facade. This movie was perfect I enjoyed every second of it:D
  • jimibob
    December 26, 2009
    jimibob
    [2009.12.27 DVD] they conned no one but the audience... it sucks!!
  • Ssscilla
    December 26, 2009
    Ssscilla
    Nice one.

    The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world. Now they've decided to take on one last job.

    Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo as Bloom and Stephen, the two of the most talented and charming actors of this age I know. Loved their characters.
    Rinko Kikuchi, never h...( read more)eard of her before this movie, but she charmed me completely with her cool, mysterious, funny and unique character, Bang Bang. She is one of mine favorite characters, Stephen is second, of course. Robbie Coltrane, splendid as always. Rachel Weisz was so charming, weird, but very intelligent. I love her collection of hobbies. The fascinate thing is that Weisz actually learned how to play piano, violin, accordion, and break-dance, to juggle, do karate, play Ping-Pong, banjo, unicycle, and even skateboard for her role as Penelope.

    Little bit unexpected end, but overall, nice movie.

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    Stephen: That's my new favorite camel.
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    Stephen: Can I get a 'wow'?
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    Penelope Stamp: There is no such thing as an unwritten life, only a badly written one. ........................................................................................................................
    Stephen: I have at different times in my life, sold sand to an Arab and ice to an Eskimo.
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  • jscottcorley
    December 26, 2009
    jscottcorley
    A lot of Academy Award power plus Ruffalo equals a mostly enjoyable time. But most of the charm and entertainment in the beginning is ruined by never circling back to the characters.
  • livingsoccer1
    December 24, 2009
    livingsoccer1
    Steven is a mastermind.
    He may have been the worst brother but one of the best that showed he cared in a simple way.
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