Gripping

Good, and could have been great ... the Afghanistan scenes were gut-wrenching.

Sheridan declines the dissociative artiness and blame that hipster filmmakers use to exempt themselves from today's wars.

Brothers is a film that I can say will stick with you. It features good actors playing interesting and deep characters well, telling an interesting and engaging story. The writing is believable, the acting is great and the story will keep you fascinated. You will become emotionally invested in its characters, and you will want to see them make it through to the end. Brothers balances emotional highs and lows properly, and is a rewarding viewing experience.

Pretty good movie showing the intense transformation a soldier goes through after war. Good acting.

It is full of emotional power and tension, even though it doesn't completely connect on every scene.

Gyllenhaal plays his typical wise ass douche character, Maguire goes for insane rather than traumatized, and Jim Sheridan brings his stock shit. Then, Bailee Madison shows up and makes everyone involved look stupid. See this for a rare exhibition in exceptional child acting.

Here is a cliche for you: Watch the original

Fine performances including a particularly intense one from Tobey Maguire make this melodramatic and almost emotionally manipulative film worth seeing. Otherwise, it's nothing special.

Jednak "4" Zadi :P

This movie was a heart-wrenching drama about the reality and the repercussions of war, but the trailer made it out to be a horror version of Pearl Harbor. It doesn't seek to judge the war, only show that man was not meant to kill man for any reason, and there are always consequences. It is the story of a man who lost himself in war and his struggle to live with himself and his family at home again. Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal were great, but 10-year-old Bailee Madison stole the show.

This feels like a slightly above average Lifetime Movie Channel movie. The acting is all fine, and the premise of the story had potential, but the way the story was told was not emotionally compelling like it should have been. The last fifteen minutes were decent, but the rest felt lifeless and uninteresting.

"Sheridan's intense consideration of his characters' impossible plights resounds throughout." - Nick Schager

Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman are all in fine form in this movie. The story was interesting the entire way and you really do care for the characters. I highly recommend this drama.

I really like this film, because it tackles a 'real issue' well. Whilst I still cant get my head around Natalie Portman fancying Maguire, everyones performance in this film was strong, and the two two young girls are simply terrific. They have a crucial role in bringing the reality of the situation home, and they do it in the most endearing, touching and believeable way. The script is a little wooden and heavy handed with the lighter moments working better than the more emotional scenes.

Tobey Maguire delivers an outstanding performance. It portrays the struggle of a soldier regaining its freedom and still not being free. very well made!

a fairly good drama that just fails to tug on the right heartstrings and thus only slumps into a decent category. of course, this movie is nothing to scoff at, yet there are key aspects which separate it's current status with its potential as a great movie.

What could have been an intriguing psychological character study instead becomes a war commentary on the effect an extreme and abnormal situation has on a returning soldier. Jake Gyllenhaal continues his string of great performances alongside Natalie Portman, but Tobey Maguire brings the film down with a part lacking on paper and even more on screen.