Bros (2022)
Two men with commitment problems attempt a relationship (imdb.com).
Cast and Information
Directed By: Nicholas Stoller
Written By: Nicholas Stoller, Billy Eichner
Starring: Harvey Fierstein, Guillermo Díaz, Jim Rash, Luke Macfarlane, Billy Eichner, Bowen Yang, Amanda Bearse, Monica Raymund, Ts Madison, Guy Branum
Country: USA
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Bros belongs to 2 collections
1. Gay-Themed Films (Male) (collaborative: moderated by bobyang - 20 stars)
2. Inför 2022 (collaborative: moderated by caffe)
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| 5 | synthono | 86 80th |
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It does feel like a movie written by someone convinced they will never have a chance to make a movie again - there are just so many subplots, and so many points he's trying to make. But it succeeds in its overall ambition, bringing an authentic and honestly celebratory gay story to the screen, and that hit me.
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Obdurate | 65 29th |
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I don't experience the culture this is representing. I'm happy for those who find something in this. But love is universal, and a good movie bridges divides while being relatable. The relationship between these two IS endearing, even if Eichner's character is grating. It's like the movie refuses to acknowledge his obnoxiousness in any meaningful way. Most ppl wouldn't hate him because he's gay, but because he's in everybody's face all the time. With that said, some decent jokes, some heart.
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Mirelurk | 68 42nd |
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A few good chuckles in here but definitely hits the Apatow produced movie formula too hard. Eichner's character is kind of like Patti Harrison with the tables in 'I Think You Should Leave', his job and fame are somewhat confusing. Anyway, a grand old sunday hangover watch, the only new thing is male gay intimacy in a big hollywood comedy which considering the rarity is probably reason enough for it to exist.
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MontyCircus | 60 68th |
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Never hilarious but frequently funny. Personally I didn't really relate to having random spontaneous group sex with strangers. But there was a row of older gay men in our audience that this film obviously meant a lot to, presumably having waited their whole lives to see something like this on screen.
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BillyShears | 30 6th |
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oh, pan seared pea-snaps! lover, do you want chevre? chevre? Billy Eichner is tolerable in five minutes chunks of him shoving a microphone in people's facing screaming trivia not 2 hours of boring comedy. If this was made with The Hangover it mightve made money and ... be funny.
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| 1 | sellis | 67 33rd |
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Like Trainwreck, it intends to be groundbreaking by merely existing. It replaces one prominent variable, translates the details of characterization, and keeps the rest of the formula exactly the same. It succeeds, but doesn't aim for the stars. It's the exact opposite of 500 Days of Summer, which tries to re-imagine the formula but fails in its characterization. It's just hard for me to care about any rom-com like this post-They Came Together.
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| 1 | chadarnook | 64 19th |
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Smarmy and shallow with an unlikable lead. Some of the cameos are funny, but their use is also indicative of a structure problem: this is less of a movie and more a collection of bits.
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| 1 | ericambler | 80 77th |
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BROS breaks ground in the rom-com genre, not just in terms of mainstream representation, but also because it's largely ambivalent about romance itself. That makes it feel more mature than most modern entries in the genre, as it successfully applies the Woody Allen template - neurotic and verbose and almost too personal - to a story that's as much about seeking a sense of self as it is about raunchy sex jokes and pop culture-laden diatribes.
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bof | 59 37th |
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Funny and on-point at times, but formulaic and waaaay too long. But enough about my cynical rants about romcoms...
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jarobmul | 63 32nd |
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Tries to balance rom-com with commentary, and ends up coming off more as a lecture. There were some genuinely funny moments, but they were drowned out by a lot of unoriginal/unfunny jokes, a lengthy runtime, and a main character that is so unlikeable it's genuinely insane.
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| Average Percentile 42.8% from 148 Ratings |  |