The performances are impressive, especially Nikolaj Lie Kaas as Jannik and the very sympathetic Nielsen, who relishes the chance to show she's more than just a pretty face.
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05/10/05
Brothers (2005)
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Reviews Counted:70
Fresh:62
Rotten:8
Average Rating:7.5/10
Consensus: This tense, understated drama explores the complications of individual and social ethics stemming from the repercussions of war on one man and his family.
Theatrical Release:May 6, 2005 Limited
Box Office: $245,006
Synopsis: Connie Nielsen, who has played pivotal roles in such English-language films as GLADIATOR, THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, and RUSHMORE, is the powerful and emotional heart of BROTHERS, a moving Danish film... [More]
Starring: Connie Nielsen, Ulrich Thomsen, Nicolaj Lie Kass, Lene Maria Christensen
Director: Susanne Bier
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The characters are recognizably, painfully human -- you know, just like you.
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Though Brothers is at times unexpectedly harrowing, it is neither a preachy anti-war diatribe nor a triangulated domestic drama, but it does show how even little wars can disrupt the most harmonious families.
06/01/05
Top CriticThe been-there, seen-that feeling is hard to shake, despite the undeniable skill in the presentation.
06/23/05
This Danish drama of guilt, displacement and brotherly love is all the better for its understatement.
05/06/05
As warm as her approach is to these people..., Bier never descends into cheap sentiment or soap opera simplicities.
05/18/05
This impressively original film plays with cliches, especially ones about how people act, and act out, in crises. Then it explodes those conventions with devastating consequences.
06/03/05
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10/21/06
Director Susanne Bier manages to rise above mere melodrama to realistic human emotions. The performances are so powerful you can't ignore the plight of these people.
05/27/05
Bier's attention to detail allows her to get away with melodramatic plot developments we might not buy in another movie. Yeah, crazy things happen, but the characters' responses to them are so genuine that the plot developments feel genuine, too.
05/19/05
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