Brother to Brother Reviews

A refreshingly-honest empowerment flick set against an historical examination of African-American homosexuality.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4

Writer/director Rodney Evans has tackled a lot here, too much really

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

Quiet, thought-provoking...Robinson's portrait is joyously dignified, poetic and earthy.

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satisfying original journey that is well worth checking out for its sincerity and refreshing honesty

Full Review | Original Score: B+

Although its reach exceeds its grasp, Rodney Evans' picture deserves points for its ambition and many elements of its craftsmanship.

Full Review | Original Score: B-

The story is a little uneven, but Anthony Mackie and Roger Robinson make it worth a look.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

Takes on a plethora of phobias. Homophobia, racial prejudice and age discrimination are among its targets, and it hits them squarely and fairly.

Full Review | Original Score: B-

An uneven but provocative drama.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4

...uneven yet absorbing. Ambitious and thought-provoking in his (Evans) willingness to explore the complex depths of alienation and artistry

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4

Most of the movie's clumsiness comes in documentary veteran Evans' mix of fact and fiction.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4

A very good drama about the difficulties of being young, black, and gay. With a bigger budget and a sharper focus, it might have been a great one.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

Brother to Brother is a specialized film that will help bring to light the self-affirming ideas of pride in one's self and one's artistic pursuits.

Full Review | Original Score: C+

Works far better as an idea than its execution.

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Ambitious but clumsy, it's a movie to appreciate rather than to be engaged by.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4

Radiantly smart, sexy and deeply affecting.

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There are a couple of self-conscious moments, to be sure, and some anachronisms, but on the whole, Brother to Brother is a graceful work of range and depth.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5

In movies, the young are forever being taken back in time by the old, but what sets apart this low-energy yet ambitious debut feature by writer-director Rodney Evans is the complexity of the questions that journey raises.

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Offers fascinating historical context and two fine lead performances (by Anthony Mackie and Roger Robinson) along with some rather awkward storytelling.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4

[Evans'] overall effort is an eminently worthy one.

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Interesting for its historical content.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4