Brothers (2009)
1h 45m | PG-13
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.
Director: Jim Sheridan
Studio: Lionsgate
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Video: 720p
Cast
Tobey Maguire
as Capt. Sam Cahill
Jake Gyllenhaal
as Tommy Cahill
Natalie Portman
as Grace Cahill
Sam Shepard
as Hank Cahill
Mare Winningham
as Elsie Cahill
Bailee Madison
as Isabelle Cahill
Reviews
One of those films where once again there is a huge difference between the critics' and the viewers' assessment. Which one will you choose? In the genre of war films, I'm slowly leaning towards the critic. In 'Brothers' each of the characters seems overdrawn to me. No one reveals anything surprising, everyone fulfills their cliché. The story strictly follows the black and white stereotype of the situation in Afghanistan, completely disregarding being coherent. A Marine has been missing for less than a year and his family is already living 3 chapters after that? If you've seen the trailer, you've seen the movie - because it underscores all the clichés you're promised in a good 2 hours. On a positive note, it has become a fast paced piece of work. But I got about as excited by the production as I did watching campfire TV at night.
I don't know what the point of this movie is. Just a guy who's crazy from ptsd. There's no point to the movie at all.