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Brennan Huff, a sporadically employed thirty-nine-year-old who lives with his mother, Nancy. Dale Doback, a terminally unemployed forty-year-old who lives with his father, Robert. When Robert and Nancy marry and move in together, Brennan and Dale are forced to live with each other as step brothers. As their narcissism and downright aggressive laziness threaten to tear the family apart, these two middle-aged, immature, overgrown boys will orchestrate an insane, elaborate plan to bring their parents back together. To pull it off, they must form an unlikely bond that maybe, just maybe, will finally get them out of the house.
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5 Stars STEP INTO LAUGHTER
Will Ferrell is an interesting comedic actor. When he appeared on SNL I thought he was one of the best things on it. When he left, his movies inspired laughter. But then something happened. Each character he played in a movie seemed to be the same one with little or no differentiation from the past one. In short order, I began to avoid Ferrell films.
The he did STRANGER THAN FICTION and showed that he had some acting chops. TALLADEGA NIGHTS was more of the same though it was funny and BLADES OF GLORY showed that he did have talent. Now we have STEPBROTHERS and Ferrell has made me believe that as with Adam Sandler, the one note character may have more life in him than I thought.
The story of STEPBROTHERS revolves around two grown step-siblings who are so mentally undeveloped it’s sad in a way. Ferrell is 39 year old Brennan Huff whose mother Nancy Huff (Mary Steenburgen) has just met and married Dr. Robert Doback (Richard Jenkins). Doback has a son named Dale (John C. Reilly) who is 40. What’s the catch? Both sons still live with their parents.
No, I don’t mean they live under the same roof, though they do. Both “boys” still live at home and depend on their parents to take care of them. Neither has a job nor seems to be looking for one. Both are interested in juvenile things, not as collectors or such, but as involved participants. Both seem to be stuck in that pre-teen world where cursing comes unnaturally and often and their interests revolve solely around themselves.
The two face off as Brennan and his mother move in with Dale and his father. They take an immediate dislike to one another as step siblings do now having to share their parent with someone else. Dale suggests that Nancy is hot for him and his dad and Brennan threatens to punch Dale in his sleep.
The back and forth battle rages until Brennan’s brother shows up. Derek (Adam Scott) is a snobbish, self praising jerk who likes to do nothing more than make life terrible for older brother Brennan. With a new target in Dale, he starts in. A punch in the nose turns the battling step-siblings into best friends.
Even though the pair now find they have more in common than they thought, their dad has decided that its time for them to leave the nest. Giving them one month to find jobs or their out on their own, they struggle against the idea, eventually coming up with one of their own that fails. The step parents don’t see eye to eye on how to handle it and a split occurs.
Forced to find a new place to live, the duo fight once more only to start the next day growing up. Each one takes on a real life job. Each one moves up in their positions. Until a chance encounter gives them the opportunity to make amends for all involved.
So where are the laughs in all of this? Mostly in the hijinks and insults hurled back and forth between the two. The situations between them are hilarious. And the sad thing in writing about this is that to fill you in on particulars would do nothing more than to ruin the comedy you see first hand. Trust me when I say the film is hilarious. Offensive? Sure. Crude? Certainly. But anyone who’s seen a Ferrell film won’t find it so.
Having tired of Ferrell’s one note character I wasn’t looking forward to an enjoyable evening watching this film. I will say I was pleasantly surprised to discover this was one of the funniest movies I’ve seen in ages. It’s one that I know I’ll come back to time and again when I need a laugh. If you’re looking for one, I highly recommend that you check this one out.
4 Stars Really funny, Will Ferrell’s best
I’ve seen quite a few of Will Ferrell’s movies and although they’re all funny, “Step Brothers” is now my absolute favorite of them all.
So what’s the movie about? Brennan and Dale are 39 and 40 years old (respectively). They are unemployed, well, losers who live at home. Brennan lives with his mother, Nancy. Dale lives with his father, Robert. Nancy and Robert meet, fall in love, and get married. That means that Brennan and Dale are now step brothers. The family moves in together and the two brothers must learn how to deal with each other. If you’ve seen any other Will Ferrell comedy, you know that chaos ensues and the two must join together to save the day.
Let’s talk about the positives first. First, as far as the cast goes, Will Ferrell and John C Reilly are phenomenal. Even the minor characters are great. In terms of the storyline, I think the best part is that it’s generally not unique but what is unique is that they’re 40 years old and still act like they’re 10. There’s never a dull moment in this movie. Just one joke after another. I like that although most comedies don’t really pay much attention to the “rules” of movie making, there’s a beginning, middle, and end in this movie which makes it more than just a comedy.
And now for the negatives. I’ve noticed that a lot of reviewers didn’t like the movie because they thought it was “crude”. I have to agree that one scene was a bit graphic but I don’t think the other sexual jokes were that over the top. Like another reviewer said, if you expect this movie to be of epic proportions, you’re going to be disappointed.
Overall, I thought this movie was really humorous although you have to have a certain sense of humor to really enjoy it. I give it 4 stars.
1 Star Unwatchable
I love to laugh. I appreciate humor like the next guy and grew up watching the original SNL cast and the Blues Brothers etc. Elf is a good movie. This one stinks and is completely unwatchable–unless, of course, you think watching Will rub his balls on a drum set for several seconds is money well spent. You would think that with the resources available to Hollywood, they could actually make something worth 2 hours of a person’s time. Not clever, not engaging, nothing redeeming. Just plain horrible.
4 Stars Best Will Farrell Movie yet
Hilarious Will Farrell movie. After growing tired of so many of the same movies and characters this one is drop dead funny. The combination of John c Reilly and Will Farrell makes the movie gut busting I loved it.
5 Stars Buying for Blu-ray
Hilarious! Just plain silly. Probably not for your conservative mother, but made me laugh throughout with tears in my eyes. I am surprised I did not pee my pants.
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