The Brothers Bloom (2008)

09 Aug 2023

Rating: 2/5

They’re kids, and they’re con men. But then they’re adults, and they’re con men. But one of them wants out. But then he sees a pretty girl, and the other persuades him to con her with him — one last heist, I mean, con

The 00s has its share of hackneyed attempts to cash in on the twee, ironic tone of Michel Gondry and the like, without figuring out what made those films work

This movie reads like a Wes Anderson film, what with all the slow-mo, constant narration, and handwritten interstitials, blended with Oceans 11-like plot reconning, and who knows what else. Still, it never lands on a cohesive tone

Thank god for Rachel Weisz, who is the only person in this movie who can make their character human

It might sound like I hate this, but I think there’s some genuine fun in places. Still, it’s such a sloppy movie with unearned sentimentality


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