The Brothers
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Movie Review: Give me head or I'll give you hell.
Summary: 4 Stars
This film concerns black men and nothing but black men, but these black men in the USA, due to their African heritage they cannot deny in any way though they at times don't even know about it and their European or western surroundings that they have not chosen whatsoever and yet cannot evade in the slightest way imaginable, (these black men) represent what white men are already living or will eventually soon live due to white women's liberation. Black women have never been the slaves of their men ever, and particularly not as much and as far as white women just fifty years ago still. The relations between black men and black women have to be built on personally chosen terms that have to vary from one pair of partners to another. That's what's love: something unique for each pair, couple or even group of people who experience it. Then why four men, with one father and one mother (in fact with a slight appearance of a second mother and a slightly less slight appearance of a third mother) behind? Four men like the four evangelists, the four gospels, the four cardinal points, the four winds, the four elements composing the universe, so many other four whatever. Four is a cultural structure that conveys in our civilization the idea of balance, equilibrium and perfection, and yet also that of a certain crucifixion, which is in its turn the promise of a resurrection and even farther off the promise of the final end of our world of tears and the eternal emergence of the messianic Jerusalem, the fulfilling of the millenium long prediction. Four men, thus, but one of them is different, the little young John, the visionary and apocalyptic one, three synoptic ones and one who stands apart. Patterns cannot evade our subconscious, and quite often conscious, way of thinking and imagination. For these men, the group, the brotherhood is the base to which you go back when you are disoriented. In our world and in African tradition it is not any more or has never been the family, at least certainly not the cellular family, a 19th century invention that is plainly exploding today when one adult buries his parents at the same time as he retires from his job and when his children are already raising their own children into teenage and high school. What they experience is love, manly love as Walt Whitman used to call it. But for their own sake they need procreative love that is hormonal, heterosexual and family-line forming. Black men are more advanced than white men, though their experience would look messy to white men: that is the kind of mess awaiting white men in the near future: they will have to live up to it or retire into oblivion. For white men it sounds like castration, frustration, and some other perversions. In fact it is looking for love where it is: everywhere. Love for procreation and physical pleasure that goes through sex, love for life experience and spiritual or professional performance and perspective, love for intimate sharing and interlacing of feelings, emotions and reflections. The latter two types have no obligation to be heterosexual since they are not sexual. The first type has to be sexual but is open today to personal and private choices. The film deals with this issue without any discretion at all with a wife refusing, being unable to give head to her husband - note well it is because her mummy told her it was disgusting. What her mummy told her definitely was disgusting and mean and coming from a time when sex was not pleasure but only a duty to be performed in order to continue the biological race and the blood line of the family. Finally note the director is very careful to avoid any ambiguous situation among these four men and even the father who is a fifth man, the fifth branch of a pentacle. No ambiguity, not even a hint, though of course we could see a lot of symbolic nuances and innuendo. But who understands symbolism in our world of direct and immediate real time communication: symbolism is indirect, delayed and slowed down communication, the food for the thinking of intellectuals.
Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University of Paris Dauphine & University of Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne
Movie Review: Great DVD, okay movie.
Summary: 4 Stars
Likeable film about 4 men who go through the trials and tribulations of relationships. Call it "Waiting to Exhale" with testosterone. Morris Chestnut and DL Hughley give performances good enough to redeem the film of its predictable script. So why the 4 stars? Because the DVD is packed with a decent bunch of extras! We get a nice running commentary by the director, deleted scenes, a featurette, a music video, and, of course, the trailer for this film and other Sony releases. The best of these features is the "Conversation with Director Gary Hardwick." He gives a very informative look at the movie; this guy is so laid back and down-to-earth, he looks like he could be your next-door-neighbor. So if you've already seen the film and liked it, you should definitely pick this one up; the wealth of features make it more than a worthy purchase.Movie Review: Feeling The Brothers. 8.5/10
Summary: 4 Stars
This has to be oe of the best African American film sience "Set It Off" besides "Down To Earth. This film had the best cast and the sisters I think made the film. My favorite character was Denise (Gabrielle Union) she was sexy and smart but she wasn't in the film as much as I would like to have seen her. I felt the story was good and was not boring ...."The Brothers" on the other hand is an enoyable film. The one character didn't like was Brian played by Bill Belamy, he came off like a jerk through the whole film and he is very disrespectful to woman. I feel that all races will enjoy "The Brothers" because it is a fun and real good movie with a point and motive.Movie Review: PRETTY GOOD MOVIE ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS & FRIENDS
Summary: 4 Stars
"The Brothers" was a well-acted film in the same ranks as "Waiting To Exhale"... for guys. Wasn't the greatest flick ever, but it definitely kept my attention while making me laugh more than a few times. Worth a viewing or two. DVD has good deleted scenes.Movie Review: One Funny Film....
Summary: 4 Stars
I saw this in the theatres when it first came out-Hysterical is the best way to describe it.I was glad to pick up the DVD... Plus who can complain about seeing Morris Chestnut in your living room anytime you choose?
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