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Absolutely the worst movie.

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

"Two Brothers" is truly an obscure animal in the wild. For animal lovers out there, this movie is not designed for the younger age group, but could also garner some thoughts towards the adult demographics as well. Aside from the stars of the movie being two adorable tiger cubs, the human cast are also very provocative in terms of performances and neither humans or animals ever once try to upstage one another.Even though he's known for starring in more serious fare like "Memento" and "A Slipping Down Life", British actor Guy Pearce plays the role of prized hunter, thrill-seeker and successful treasurer Aidan McRory from the French Indochina (Cambodia) in the 1920's who's becomes an integral part in the tiger cubs' lives. However, Pearce understands that he's in the supporting role here and that his status as an A-list performer has no place for a film of this magnitude. The first part of this movie centers around the character development of the two cubs Kumal and Sangha. Kumal is the more adventurous one while Sangha is the more stronger minded cub and we watch as they are sadly separated after humans invade on their domain as each of them watch as their father was savagely killed. In sure irony, Kumal was rescued by McRory. However, his good intentions gets him arrested on account of looting on archaeological premises in which Kumal gets adopted to a gypsy circus and while Sangha becomes a pet to kind young boy, only to become trained to be bad-ass killer thanks to the emperor's royal zookeeper. Cut to a year later, they are reunited in a not so friendly way as they become sparring partner's in the emperor's fighting ring, and cleverly and amusingly, they found an escape to which McRory tries to track them down as they caused fear and chaos in the village. McRory explains that even though they have no fear in humankind, they're not inclined to kill. They're primary targets for prey are women and children. Written and directed by Annaud, we visualize a sensitive and nurturing tale in which animal integrity and and human needs clash in ways that's hardly ever been accomplished before in rather unfamiliar territory. Sure the dialogue is quite meagre (duh! tigers don't talk) but this film raises topics like imperialism, nobility and even ecological issues like environment, animal rights, deforestation, declining of species all while avoiding from being preachy about it. And these important scenes are the reasons this movie truly stands above the rest. Another good thing about this movie is that there were no real antagonists in this story. The closest we have to bad guys were the tyrannical circus trainers, the deviant administrator (Jean-Claude Dreyfus) and the sophisticated emperor (Oanh Nguyen) and even they don't have any real evil intentions. But also the tigers have no real evil intentions either. I'm no animal trainer, but the performances by the tigers were easily some of the best I've seen in any film that stars an animal. These felines don't just depend on instinct and dumb-luck irony in their escape from the human world, they also convey expressions, emotions and never feels forced or contrived. Their expressions just comes from their eyes because cats can't show expression from their eyes. If there was one flaw about this movie was that Annaud nixes stock and digital video which ruins the style of the movie. The digital camera-work depicted here not only feels out of place it also looks very cheap. There may have been some sacrificial cutbacks of the film, but that's no excuse why the jungle landscapes and the ancient ruins where the twin cubs resided had to be digitized. But the failed camera-work doesn't hinder the story about a species who's population is dying off. It's an interesting story filled with adventure, intellectual integrity and though it feels like a kids film, the adults can also be intrigued by the story with questions relating to environmental issues. Though it's rated PG, there are intense moments.

I was forced to watch this movie while I was traveling by bus between two distant cities in South America. This is a story of two tigers who are separated in their attempt to scape from their hunters. Their suffering is well represented and makes us wonder how they made in order to get those excellent animal performances and realistic cryings.This movie also depicts colonization, irrational exploitation of natural resources, the domain of man over nature, haunting (for pleasure), animals traffic, historic objects traffic, everything presented as natural. But what in my opinion was the worst of all this is the portrayal of animals as threads for men, when is actually the men who invaded their territories. The excuse for the mistreatment of animals shown at the beginning of the movie is the "happy ending". If you love animals just don't watch it.

I admit, I was moved by this movie. The acting was wonderful and the human actors were not bad either. Great cinematography and a winner soundtrack to go along with a wonderful story. Basically the story of brotherly love from the point of view of tigers. Fates separated these young cubs and destiny brought them back together to rebond in perhaps not the most pleasant circumstances. This movie , showed how people treat animals and not in such a favorable way. Of course , I knew this and it was sad none the less. Family bonding ,uplifting and some great animal training to make this movie flourish. This was an animated Disney movie ala Lion King, though not the same plot, brought to real life. Simply a brilliant story and one that can hopefully , drill into peoples heads that animals , have feelings and desires just like humans. Nature should be celebrated not halted and this film, teaches wonderful lessons.

I rented this film a few weeks ago but then I (and the family) liked it so much I bought it over the internet, as it is a film to keep and which can be seen every now and then, by young and adults alike. Why? So many reasons. The tigers are, of course, a treat to watch (what beautiful eyes !); the plot is cleverly woven, heading to the climax, and still keeping our attention till the closing scenes. There are many dramatic moments, and some of them are really moving. The characters are all given depth, whether it is the local dignitary ("his excellency") or the French commander, or the circus people, even though the character played by Guy Pearce is quite enigmatic, being a professional hunter and emotional and good-hearted at the same time. The cinematography is extremely well crafted; the film does not have a hectic pace which is a relief considering how films are edited these days, and practically all the actors, including the child, deliver fine performances. The film can also be interpreted in ecological terms, giving a further dimension to this high quality entertainment. Five stars !