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Brothers (2009)
Directed by Jim Sheridan
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Overview
When his helicopter goes down during his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan, Marine Sam Cahill is presumed dead. Back home, brother Tommy steps in to look over Sam’s wife, Grace, and two children. Sam’s surprise homecoming triggers domestic mayhem.
Rated R | Length 105 minutes
Actors
Tobey Maguire | Jake Gyllenhaal | Natalie Portman | Sam Shepard | Mare Winningham | Bailee Madison | Taylor Geare | Patrick John Flueger | Clifton Collins Jr. | Carey Mulligan | Omid Abtahi | Navid Negahban | Ethan Suplee | Arron Shiver | Ray Prewitt | Rebekah Wiggins | Carrie Fleming | Jenny Wade | Sheila Ivy Traister | Chad Brummett | Jason E. Hill | Kevin Wiggins | Yousuf Azami | James D. Dever | Kevin Adkins | Johnnie Hector | Jeremiah Bitsui | Bill Allen | Benjamin D. Baldwin | Richard Wade | Luce Rains | Enayat Delawary | Rick La Monda | Paul Ramos | Shawn Bryant | Oscar Mejia | David Bachelor | Zachary Grand | Michael-David Aragon | Iris Dunbar | J.D. Marmion | Robert Mitchell | Collin D. Barry | Janet Sanford | Casey Sanford | Gary Moore | Eric Steinig | Colleen Frye | James Duffy | David Manzanares | Michael Castellano | Carol A. Salazar | Wendell Sweet
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/05/2011 | TV | DVD | Library | 7.5 stars |
| (Average) 7.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
I put off watching this for a long while based on the trailer I’d seen, which really turned me off. I thought it was going to be a love triangle gone wrong with the war as a backdrop.
Turns out it’s a complex, character-driven film with a lot of depth to it. All three primary actors, Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman, do outstanding jobs here.
Little Bailee Madison, who plays one of Portman’s two daughters, does an especially excellent job. She ran through a complex range of emotions, often via facial expressions, and sometimes in the background of a scene, that would’ve been tough for a lot of adult actresses to pull off.
I really loved Portman’s character here too. She’s an excellent actress, so happy she got an Oscar for Black Swan.
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