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Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

I can't believe this movie has received a 5.4 on IMDb. Ratings like that make me lose trust in IMDb critics. This movie is NOT a Tyler Perry, low-quality movie and VASTLY deserves a higher rating than a 5.4! Come on now! When I first saw this movie years ago, I was impressed. As I've caught it recently on the cable movie channels, I realized my first impression was not a fluke. This really IS a quality film. (DISH Network agrees, it gets 3 out of 4 stars on their rating system.) Funny, but not slapstick. Great acting (I have to admit I was surprised at how well the cast did, especially Gabrielle Union who at the time was a newcomer and DL Hughley whose specialty is comedy.) "Real" characters, real dialogue. Good drama. Even some unpredictability. This movie comes across as genuine and broaches the issues of relationships and friendships and even family much more realistically than does say the self-prescribed relationship flick, "Why Did I Get Married?" Even if I hate to (at the risk of adding to the unfairly low rating of this movie), I have to offer honest criticism so that this critique can have integrity. There were some parts of the storyline that were too manufactured and soap opera-ish (enter the girlfriend who just happened to date the father of the man she's fallen in love with) and other parts that were a little too cheesy for what was otherwise a realistic, relatable expose on relationships (enter the two main characters end up together after the overused "man begs for woman back after woman has 'moved on'). Other parts wrap up a little too neatly as well, as all the characters get their happy ending, most of the conflicted characters come around and miraculously see the light, lol (like the unaffectionate mother of Bellamy's character somehow realizing the err of her ways and *gasp* hugging her son for the first time and professing her love, or Moore's character suddenly wanting to be with the woman he just essentially stood up at the alter again.) But those knocks on the film are not significant because the film at its essence is a feel-gooder. It's not deep, it doesn't offend, it doesn't make you uncomfortable. It makes you laugh and think a little and smile after it goes off. That's what it sets out to do and the mission was accomplished. You will enjoy your movie-watching experience.7.5

Finally, there is a movie which is supposed to show black professionals without racism as they maneuver their way through meaningful relationships and feel dejection, etc.While this sounds quite good, the picture soon falls into the trap of black stereotyping. Yes, there is Morris Chestnut playing a doctor, who goes for therapy sessions when he can't find and make meaningful relationships with women. D.L. Hughley reaffirms the black stereotyping of a man who married because he got his girlfriend pregnant.Getting back to Chestnut, he soon discovers that his newest love once had a fling with his father. The latter is now divorced from the mother.We have black professionals finding their way into typical black stereotyping by the profanity they use, the girlfriend of one going berserk and shooting up her boyfriend's apartment, and the divorce of Chestnut's parents. We also have a black attorney admonished by his former girlfriend, now a judge, because he has ended their prior relationship.Why must the writers of these kind of films fall into the traps that they do?

I'll start off by saying that this was definately worth the rental price I paid for it. The DVD was great, and I felt very satisfied with my rental. "The Brothers" was a good movie that I enjoyed while watching, but when it was over I did not have the same satisfaction that I have gotten from other films in the same genre (such as "The Best Man" or "The Wood"). For one thing, I felt at times the script was dead boring, and humor was often not used enough. D.L. was a misplaced role for sure, his "humor" did NOT shine through, which was a major trip for the film because he was supposed to be the most humorous character. Still, enjoyable roles were played by both parents, as well as the solid performances by Morris Chestnut and Gabrielle Union. "The Brothers" of the cast all went pretty well together, and the whole basketball theme was a good background. However, "the sisters" were not a very good combination. I didn't so much enjoy their scenes together. Also the rather random discussion of rejecting their... you know what, was completely out of the blue, and it was sharply contradictary to things said both before and after that discussion. Tamala Jones was bad in this role. In fact, I really didn't like any of the female characters in this movie.The script was not very complete at times, and there were some very random emotional scenes from time to time, like the "I need a hug" scene. Completely unnecessay! The film is wasted talent in many ways, but it still came enough together to give me a decent viewing that I enjoyed for the price. I won't rent it again though.Interesting that as I write this review, I consider lowering my star rating because upon mental review, there are many non-satisfying aspects of this film. Still, for this I'll stick with my original rating - 6/10

The Brothers seemed like a movie with potential, following in the foot steps of past relationship orientated films like Waiting to Exhale and Love Jones. However, this film stepped up to the plate and struck out big time.Strike One: Unmotivated characters. The only character with a quarter of dimension was the character played by Morris Chestnut. The rest of the cast were a bunch of caricatures of successful men in the black community. What happen to the blue collar, hardworking black man who successfully raises his kids and sees that his children progress further in life than himself? Cynically enough, I believe that these caricatures I refer to were only created to aid in making up the two hours needed to tell such a story. The hit could've came from the writer/director's acknowledgment of great storytelling, realizing that the audience should be able to empathize with the characters, not sympathize. Poor character development and a fear of, how should I say it, "stereotyping the black community" led to the paper thin characters in this film.Strike Two: Excuse me, but the antagonist wasn't strong enough. How can you have a great story without an overwhelmingly powerful antagonist. For example, Morris Chestnut's character is held down by his cynicism towards the whole idea of committing to someone, especially after encountering his parent's unsuccessful relationship first hand. He discovers that his girlfriend was dating his father and must decide on whether he should overlook such a thing or not. I didn't see how their love was tested. It would've been better if she had actually slept with the father and despite all that, Morris Chestnut takes a chance with her regardless. No adversity and no antagonist equals lame story.Strike Three: Ha, ha, ha, that wasn't funny. The script was trying too hard to be funny. True comedy comes from an innocent attempt in not trying to be funny. All the jokes seemed staged and unreal, just like the monologues, or should I say dialogue.It's unfortunate that African-American's must rely on such films to continue working in Hollywood. I'm sorry to say but these African-American films aren't getting the job done. We need more "Training Days" (would've been nice if was written by an African-American) to show the complex nature of Black people, instead of these shallow films about highly successful, almost flawless African-Americans who biggest problem is getting his wife to give him oral sex. Out of a possible 10 I'm being nice and give this film a 4.