What? Brothers (2009)
When/where? tuesday, 8 december 2009 in sneak preview, amsterdamDirector? Jim Sheridan
Who? Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Tobey Maguire
Story? Brothers is a remake of Brødre. Captain Sam Cahill (Maguire) is send off to afghanistan, leaving his wife Grace (Portman) and two daughters behind. When he goes missing, everybody assumes he's dead. Sam's brother Tommy (Gyllenhaal) spends more and more time with Grace and the kids. Grace and Tommy get in a relationship of sorts and the kids see him as a second father. When Sam turns out to be still alive and comes back, he's changed a lot and is suspicious of what has happened between Grace and Tommy.
Good? I thought this movie was really good. At first the people in the cinema didn't seem to be able to concentrate and I noticed that I couldn't really either. I figured it was because of the soundtrack; not your usual hollywood songs. I appreciate that they tried something new but I don't think it really worked because it didn't bring people in the good mood. Later on in the movie, it got a lot better. The acting was great. Especially Tobey Maguire played his role fantasticly. And let's not forget about the little girls in the movie. They made the whole thing a little less dramatic and little more funny and cute at times. Although there is one scene where they make everything even more awkward than it already is and you're biting your lip and shuffle around on your seat because it's so awkward. Amazing. I'm all for weird little kids, they're the best. The movie really shows that being a warhero isn't always sunshine, puppies and rainbows, that actually it's really hard most of the time. You should watch it and make sure you're not in a cinema with lots of noisy, horny teenagers who yell 'whore!', 'fuck him!' (not as in: he's a loser, but as in: I want to see sex) and other rude things that make you giggle.
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