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CommentDec 24, 2009
Step Brothers (2008)
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Reviews Counted:176
Fresh:96
Rotten:80
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: The relentless immaturity of the humor is not a total handicap for this film, which features the consistently well-matched talents of Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly.
Theatrical Release: Jul 25, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $100.5M
Synopsis: Two spoiled guys (Ferrell and Reilly) become competitive stepbrothers after their single parents get hitched. [More]
Starring: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Mary Steenburgen, Richard Jenkins
Director: Adam McKay
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REVIEWS FOR STEP BROTHERS
Step Brothers is a rowdy, rambunctious, fitful, against-the-wall comedy. Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, and director writer Adam McKay heave comedy, like spaghetti, against the wall. About half sticks; the other half makes a real mess.
Feb 1, 2009
... surpreendente que, em meio a tanta estupidez, o filme seja realmente engraçado e consiga criar dois personagens tão carismáticos, chegando a incluir, aqui e ali, momentos que, de uma forma sutil, se revelam tocantes.
Jan 31, 2009
It's one joke, already predictable, and it gets old fast.
Jan 19, 2009
...flat-out entertaining...
Dec 21, 2008
Only occasionally funny and about three times as long as the material justifies, it's boring and just a little bit embarrassing to sit through.
Dec 2, 2008
When Step Brothers is funny, it's hilarious. But when it isn't funny, the second hand of your watch sounds peculiarly loud.
Oct 29, 2008
Unremittingly juvenile and irredeemably funny.
Oct 18, 2008
Top CriticOn its own terms, Step Brothers is hilarious. But it's a shame that the filmmakers didn't have more faith in the audience. Why resort to gross-out tactics when your premise is strong enough to allow for a more sophisticated approach?
Oct 18, 2008
There is also a general sloppiness to the screenplay, which introduces elements that have no real pay-off.
Oct 18, 2008
No one can play a 40-year-old obliviously immature man-child like Will Ferrell.
Oct 18, 2008
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Oct 18, 2008
It's clear that much of what is on the screen is there because writers Ferrell and McKay found it funny, not because it serves the plot.
Oct 3, 2008
A sometimes amusing, occasionally hilarious summer laugh fest.
Oct 1, 2008
Like toothpaste from a tube, every last laugh is squeezed from this absurd premise, where both men pushing forty act like they're 14. Surprisingly, it's enough to make it work.
Sep 19, 2008
Thanks to their ability to convincingly portray adults who have never emotionally advanced beyond their pre-adolescent years, Ferrell and Reilly perfectly inhabit these obnoxious yet hilarious characters.
Sep 19, 2008
Despite valiant efforts from a seasoned cast, it fails to deliver the expected laughs.
Sep 19, 2008
One thing spoils the mood: for all the joy that Ferrell and Reilly take in brawling or whimpering like two-year-olds, immaturity is still seen as something to be overcome.
Sep 19, 2008
Between occasional guffaws and more frequent hand-over-mouth, oh-my-God moments, I started to think about where American comedy has come from and where it's going.
Sep 19, 2008
Painful to watch, this Will Ferrell vehicle is crude, infantile and unfunny as it hovers around its one-tone premise in which two grown men behave like kids %u2013 and vile ones at that
Sep 15, 2008
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