Brother's Keeper
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Movie Reviews of Brother's Keeper
Movie Review: Unusual But Flawed
Summary: 3 Stars
This documentary of the Ward brothers, bachelor farmers living together in squalor in a rickety shack in central NY State, is a bit of an eye-opener but ultimately raises far more questions than it resolves. One of the brothers (Delbert) is accused of murder after another brother (Bill) dies, but the shameful attempt to railroad Delbert isn't nearly as interesting as the brothers themselves. And Bill's death isn't as mysterious as the wonder of how any of them survived at all in such surroundings. What sort of upbringing did they have anyway, and how did they come to live like this? An exploration of their background would have been helpful, had it been done properly. Instead, the filmmakers follow the Wards around playing "20 Questions" by making inappropriate 'busybody' type queries. As if the poor shnooks weren't being exploited enough. And as usual, the 'liner notes' on the DVD box are rather misleading. Still, it's worth viewing but HEADS UP; please avert your eyes during the pig slaughter. Despite another amazon reviewer's allusion of it as metaphor to the abuse sustained by the Ward brothers, I found it utterly unnecessary. My favorite segment was the extra feature of the brothers in Manhattan; at least the Ward "boys" got a hot dog and a ferry ride for all of their troubles...the old WW I song "How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm" comes immediately to mind; LOL!Movie Review: just ok
Summary: 2 Stars
i'v seen a multitude of documentaries, both low and high budget, and although i found the story interesting i felt this film was not up the hype it was given. worth seeing, but not worth owning.Movie Review: Brother's Keeper
Summary: 1 Stars
Very disappointing. This was not a story worth all the hoopla. I felt like I wasted my money. I'm not even sure if I finished watching it or fell asleep before it was over. Thumbs down.