A light entertaining film. I was a fan of the acting and quick witty dialogue. I didn't care for the post-modern vaudeville wardrobe, it led to the story being overly pretentious without delivering a grand performance that it promised. Rachel Weisz was fantastic; reminded me of a few of my friends minus the obscene amount of wealth. Although the plot is pretty predictable by trying to be unpredictable, I went along for the ride and was left satisfied, if nothing to write home about.

A lot of fun to be had. Not something to write home about nothing to regret at the same time.

rian johnson follows up a tremendous gritty neo-noir with a lighthearted crime/comedy. which, happenstance, is also a pretty fine movie. good acting, great writing, and a fantastic story pop this one up there to be a must watch. i definately have high hopes to see what johnson comes up with in the future.

"Combining the comic caper film with a calculatedly offbeat, Wes Anderson-inflected brand of drollery, the movie gets both modes wrong." - Andrew Schenker

I love Rian Johnson. This might be even better than Brick. The faerie tale prologue is so original and so funny and so sweet, I've never seen anything like it. The acting is perfect all around. Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel Weisz, all perfect, perfect, perfect. There are tonnes of movies about making movies. But those get kind of boring after a while. This is a movie about telling stories, which is so much more interesting, and not nearly as pretentious or serious.

I have the impression that it was supposed to be funny and I didn't get the joke. There are nice moments thanks to the actors. Maybe it was because I was sleepy.

i think you might have a really big load of grumpy petrified poop up your soul's ass.

If Wes Anderson made a con film...enjoyable, occasionally laugh out loud spin on the classic formula. The four leads are all great, Weisz especially. Sometimes a bit silly, and loses its way quite a bit in the third act, but good overall. The Melville joke is superb.

A clever plot, quirky characters, fantastic directing, and fashionably sensational. A great film to watch on a boring summer day.

very cool. It isn't very comedy-oriented... certainly gives some laughs though!

Overall Enjoyment: 35/40, Plot/Pacing/Theme: 15/20, Cinematography/Direction: 20/20, Acting/Writing: 15/20 Overall, this was a good movie. It was funny, had amusing characters, and the camera work was amazing. The way Johnson made every shot not only beautiful but filled with stuff going on in the foreground and background was impressive. The bad part is the movie loses a lot of steam in the last hour which leads to a bit of a let down in the end.

Rian Johnson story of brotherly Con Men is wonderfully staged and directed. Its style is dark and vaudevillian, almost to the point of being a Series of Unfortunate Events-style story. But, as with all his films, the Brothers Bloom is just too contented with itself to actually make for good viewing. A movie that is just too much style, without enough substance. Especially not in the last 45 minutes.