Where Roehler spends the most time, it seems, is with Werner, whose story evolves from satiric parody to compelling family drama -- there are few scenes more satisfying than when he takes a chainsaw to his son's marijuana crop.

It says something about Roehler's vision for Agnes And His Brothers that he didn't think much about the movie's centerpiece character, beyond the simplistic irony of having the family transsexual be the most normal.

Fitfully engaging but narratively messy.

Effectively mixes humor with melodrama to deliver an absorbing look at 3 brothers with enormous emotional problems.

Just as the characters are underthought, the storylines are incongruently pieced together.

While the script has the occasional hiccough, the impeccable performances of the three actors actually make us care for these dysfunctional brothers.