Full of belly-laughs as well as toe-tappingly great tunes, the sharp suits and cool shades of the Blues brothers will have you rocking with joy.
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07/24/09
The Blues Brothers (1980)
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Reviews Counted:45
Fresh:38
Rotten:7
Average Rating:6.9/10
Consensus: Too over the top for its own good, but ultimately rescued by the cast's charm, director John Landis' grace, and several soul-stirring musical numbers.
Theatrical Release:24-07-2009
Synopsis: In roles made famous by their famed SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE skit, Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi star as Ellwood and Jake Blues in this extremely entertaining and successful comedy. Upon Jake's release... [More]
Starring: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, James Brown, Cab Calloway
Director: John Landis
Reviews for The Blues Brothers
An inspired combination of wild comedy, a demented car chase, a double act that dovetails beautifully and terrific music, The Blues Brothers comfortably survives the test of time.
07/24/09
An undisciplined, overlong tale that substitutes spectacle and star cameos (Twiggy, Steven Spielberg, etc) for a coherent narrative.
07/28/09
I have never been quite sure why this $30 million comedy made by John Landis in 1980 became such a cult.
07/24/09
Formless, chaotic and lazy, and quite brilliant because of it.
07/24/09
Top CriticStill sounds great, and looks as good as ever through Ray-Bans.
04/01/08
Top CriticThe mere spectacle of Elwood and Jake in their shades isn't quite as giggle-inducing as it presumably was back in 1980, but the stunts are still awe-inspiring, and there's plenty of laughs. They really were thinking big.
07/24/09
Top CriticThis long, expensive 1980 cult movie has an energy and individuality lacking in similar films nowadays.
07/28/09
A damn fine mess of a movie.
04/01/08
Top CriticThe film retains a huge nostalgic kick, thanks in large part to Aykroyd and Belushi’s easy rapport, a smattering of daft, shaggy humour and some truly iconic musical sequences.
07/24/09
Top CriticA monument to waste, noise and misplaced cool, but it does have its engagingly nutty moments.
04/01/08
Bloated, overlong, too many car crashes, too little humor. A big disappointment.
01/07/04
The humor is predicated on underplaying in overscaled situations, which is sporadically funny in a Keaton-esque way but soon sputters out through sheer, uninspired repetition.
04/01/08
This essentially modest movie is reported to have cost about $30 million, and what did all that money buy? Scores of car crashes. Too many extras. Overstaged dance numbers. And a hollowness that certainly didn't come cheap.
08/30/04
Top CriticJust about the only Saturday Night Live skit that makes a successful transition into a feature-length comedy.
03/10/03
No review available.
09/28/04
A demolition symphony that works with the cold efficiency of a Moog synthesizer gone sadistic.
08/20/08
Top CriticI am never not amused by the Blues Brothers.
12/06/05
No review available.
10/18/02
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