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The Brothers Solomon (2007)

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Reviews Counted:70

Fresh:11

Rotten:59

Average Rating:3.4/10

Consensus: Squandering its impressive cast with poorly-directed gags, The Brothers Solomon is a one-joke film stretched well beyond its limits.

Rated: 15 [See Full Rating] for Language and Sexual Content

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:02-11-2007

Synopsis: SNL's Will Forte co-writes and stars in this raucous comedy alongside ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT's Will Arnett. Dean and John Solomon are very close. In fact, they are so close that they live together in... SNL's Will Forte co-writes and stars in this raucous comedy alongside ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT's Will Arnett. Dean and John Solomon are very close. In fact, they are so close that they live together in a baby-blue apartment, even as adults. Having been home-schooled in the Arctic, the brothers have grown to depend on each other completely, and have been robbed of learning many basic social skills. The men are clueless in the department of romance, and when they discover their beloved father (Lee Majors) is on his deathbed, they suddenly feel the pressure to procreate before he's gone. Determined to make their father proud, they set out to woo a woman into having their baby, hardly grasping the many obstacles that are sure to come their way. Arnett and Forte seem at ease playing overgrown boys who never grew up. Both comedians sport toothy grins and exaggerated frowns as they navigate the tricky world of dating and the even more difficult dilemma of trying to find a woman to impregnate. Luckily, one woman, Janine (SNL's Kristin Wiig in an oddly straight role), agrees to do it if they pay her. But the more she observes of the brothers' immaturity, the more she must be convinced they are capable of raising a child. This is the third feature film directed by multi-talented comedian Bob Odenkirk (of MR. SHOW fame). While his first film, MELVIN GOES TO DINNER, was a stark social drama, his more recent LET'S GO TO PRISON had much in common with this quirky comedy. Combined with the over-the-top acting styles of his two stars (and fellow Odenkirk fave Chi McBride as Janine's tough teddybear boyfriend), Odenkirk's offbeat sensibility produces a film packed with awkwardly humorous moments. [More]

Starring: Will Arnett, Will Forte, Chi McBride, Kristen Wiig

Starring: Will Arnett, Will Forte, Chi McBride, Kristen Wiig, Jenna Fischer, Malin Akerman

Director: Bob Odenkirk

Director: Bob Odenkirk
Screenwriter: Will Forte
Producer: Matt Berenson, Paddy Cullen
Composer: John Swihart
Studio: Screen Gems

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2/5

Matthew Turner

Disappointing comedy that takes a single joke and attempts to stretch it over an entire movie, with predictably poor results.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 03 2007 06:16 AM

ViewLondon

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1/5

Anthony Quinn

Odd-couple comedy that tries much too hard and, in other ways, not hard enough.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 02 2007 10:08 AM

Independent

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Karl French

A dismal gross-out comedy.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 02 2007 09:22 AM

Financial Times

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3/5

Peter Bradshaw

Relentlessly bad taste.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 02 2007 08:57 AM

Guardian [UK]

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1/5

Neil Smith

Oh, brother! Firing blanks in every direction, this tedious vehicle for two hard-to-like comedians is stillborn from the off.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 02 2007 06:03 AM

Channel 4 Film

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1/5

Paul Arendt

Direction is undistinguished, and the editing leaves far too much room for laughs that never arrive.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 02 2007 04:36 AM

BBC

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1/5

Ken McIntyre

A series of musty gross-out gags ranging in sophistication from sperm bank hijinks to sloppy man-on-man kissing, Bob Odenkirk’s cringemaker-with-a-heart is a ragged Xerox of Dumb And Dumber that seems incredibly creaky after the summer of Superbad.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 02 2007 04:13 AM

Total Film

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1/5

Elliott Noble

The only amusement here comes from counting the imaginary tumbleweeds that so frequently roll across the screen.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 01 2007 09:15 AM

Sky Movies

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1/5

Alan Morrison

Audiences will need an epidural to endure the excruciating pain of watching this geek-and-jerk combo stumble through three trimesters.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 01 2007 05:53 AM

Empire Magazine

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 22 2007 06:07 AM

Screen International

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2/5

Rich Cline

The script focuses more on its over-egged punchlines than any genuine attempt to tell a story that might amuse us. And it feels like a one-gag sketch stretched beyond the breaking point.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 20 2007 03:15 AM

Shadows on the Wall

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1/5

Roger Moore

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Orlando Sentinel

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 18 2008 07:34 AM

Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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2/4

Stefan Birgir Stefansson

mostly unfunny

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 24 2008 12:06 PM

sbs.is

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2.5/4

David Nusair

...benefits from the inclusion of several genuinely funny whacked-out bits of comedy...

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Dec., 11 2007 06:11 PM

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J. R. Jones

The story makes no sense, and the two lead characters are repulsive, but I must confess I laughed immoderately at this clever piece of junk.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Dec., 03 2007 03:34 PM

Chicago Reader

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2/10

Stephen Himes

Imagines what might happen if Rod and Todd Flanders grew up and decided to have a surrogate child together.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 30 2007 07:09 PM

Flak Magazine

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1.5/4

Brian Marder

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 20 2007 05:47 AM

Hollywood.com

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1.5/4

Michael Dequina

Indeed the exercise in barely-organized stupidity that it appears to be.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 14 2007 07:35 PM

TheMovieReport.com

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1.5/5

Geoff Berkshire

It can't be a coincidence that the movie's initials are 'B.S.'

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 10 2007 02:01 AM

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