A good Movie of the Week. Engaging, a bit soapy, but with real circumstance & intelligent/plausable chat. However, tidies up too neatly in the end.
The Brothers McMullen (1995)
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Reviews Counted:33
Fresh:30
Rotten:3
Average Rating:7.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Two main issues are complicating the lives of the Irish, Long Island-based, working-class McMullen brothers: Catholicism and women. Jack is the married oldest brother who's cheating on his... Two main issues are complicating the lives of the Irish, Long Island-based, working-class McMullen brothers: Catholicism and women. Jack is the married oldest brother who's cheating on his perfect wife. Barry is the relationship-wary middle brother who, to his surprise and dismay, is finally falling in love. But Patrick, the most religious brother, ironically is the one who must deal with issues of premarital sex and abortion--a situation that leaves him consumed with guilt. Fortunately for the siblings, however, they're all temporarily living under the same roof, where they can discuss their problems and philosophies--and help each other make it through this troubled time. [More]
Starring: Jack Mulcahy, Mike McGlone, Edward Burns, Connie Britton
Starring: Jack Mulcahy, Mike McGlone, Edward Burns, Connie Britton, Maxine Bahns, Elizabeth P. McKay, Shari Albert, Jennifer Jostyn
Director: Edward Burns
Director: Edward Burns
Screenwriter: Edward Burns
Producer: Edward Burns, Ted Hope, James Schamus, Dick Fisher
Composer: Seamus Egan
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Reviews for The Brothers McMullen
Draws three siblings into close contact as they struggle with the rigors of intimacy, sexuality, commitment and loyalty in love.
It's the sprightly profane dialogue, the dirty talk of the brothers about love and religion, that gives this otherwise old-fashioned comedy (imitative of Woody Allen) a modern feel and winsome drive, keeping it from getting stale.
It's easy to see what attracted Redford to Burns' first film. Burns' dialogue is natural and witty. Burns films with the gritty immediacy of a documentary, slipping a boom mic above backyard conversations over beers.
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