Watch This: The First Seven Minutes of 'The Brothers Bloom'
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The Brothers Bloom is one of the best movies I've seen in quite a while. I actually dreamed that at one of the press days, instead of DVDs with assets they were giving out copies of the movie, and I was really disappointed when I woke up. Seriously.
It's being marketed as a globe-trotting con man movie, which is true, but it's also got some romantic comedy action going on, and it's very funny. Rachel Weisz's character Penelope is one of the coolest and most three-dimensional "quirky female" characters I've seen in so long. Rinko Kikuchi steals every scene she's in as Bang Bang, their explosions expert. It's why The Brothers Bloom ranked with Happy-Go-Lucky as one of my faves of last year. The costumes are stylish and cool, the locations are glamorous and romantic, and the script is smart and well written -- just what you'd expect from Rian Johnson, who wrote Brick. (Fortunately, I didn't need subtitles to get all the nuances of Johnson's script, as I did with Brick -- which is, by the way, totally worth it.)
Okay, so now that I've slobbered all over The Brothers Bloom, go watch the first seven minutes on Hulu, introduced by Rian Johnson. Voila! The rest of the film hits theaters on May 15.
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4-23-2009 @ 4:31PM
tester said...
I am looking forward to seeing this!
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4-23-2009 @ 4:34PM
Kurt said...
I saw this at a film festival last fall and loved it, loved it, loved it. I can't wait to see it again.
And yes, Bang Bang owns the movie.
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4-29-2009 @ 10:42AM
Tom said...
Saw it in Toronto, Its a great film and i agree, Rachel Weisz does steal the show. Great performance.
4-23-2009 @ 9:22PM
Monika said...
here, here! :)
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5-08-2009 @ 11:35AM
Giles said...
I was at the Boston screening and its pretty good. Rachel Weisz however was fantastic. She's the reason to see this movie.
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4-24-2009 @ 1:39AM
Timothy Boyer said...
Caught it last night in Boston... such a fun movie. Everyone's great... but i agree... Bang Bang steals every moment she has the chance to steal.
Overall just a great film though... especially since i had such high expectations (i'm a big Brick fan) and didn't expect it to meet them... in the end it didn't... it surpassed them... can't wait for Johnson's next one... and simply just to see this one again. I guess this clip will have to do for a while.
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5-08-2009 @ 11:15AM
Mary said...
I saw this while i was visiting family in Melbourne in a film festival. Its a very good film but its a bit over hyped for its own good. The acting is fine and some of the set up is good but its something we have all seen before and the ending is kind of disappointing. Rachel Weisz does in fact deserves all the praise she has been getting for her performance and its probably the best thing about the film. She funny and entering and she leaves her mark, something i wished the film could have been more off. If you see it, Rachel Weisz's performance is worth the full price of the movie ticket but the film as a whole lacks her showmanship.
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