Average Rating: 6.4/10
Reviews Counted: 65
Fresh: 43 | Rotten: 22
As bizarre as it is, this mockumentary about a pair of conjoined rockers is surprisingly poignant and filled with authentic period details.
Average Rating: 5.9/10
Critic Reviews: 18
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 8
As bizarre as it is, this mockumentary about a pair of conjoined rockers is surprisingly poignant and filled with authentic period details.
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Brothers of the Head was adapted from Brian Aldiss' novel by screenwriter Tony Grisoni, and marks the narrative feature debut of Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe (Lost in La Mancha), who have structured Aldiss' story as a mock documentary. Twins Luke and Harry Treadaway star, respectively, as conjoined twins Barry and Tom Howe, joined at the torso. They were essentially purchased from their family as teens in the 1970s by a sleazy showbiz impresario, Zak Bedderwick (Howard Attfield), who planned to
Oct 6, 2006 Wide
Nov 14, 2006
IFC Films
All Critics (73) | Top Critics (21) | Fresh (43) | Rotten (23) | DVD (4)
Undermined by its form: strange as it ought to be, the mockumentary conventions of the movie make everything strangely familiar.
... the story of British conjoined twins turned underground punk-rock tragic figures can't be ignored, if not for the ingenious way of disguising truth, then for the unsettling presentation of human emotions.
So cleverly constructed that it's easy to be taken in and believe these twins really rocked.
A provocative but oddly unsatisfying film experiment.
All the artiness on hand can't conceal the familiar raucous sound of the carnival barker outside.
It's the songs ... that give the movie its emotional ballast, countering the filmmakers' intellectualized approach and meta-narrative style.
"Lost In La Mancha" directors Louis Pepe and Keith Fulton take a flailing mockumentary shot at a convoluted narrative about a pair of conjoined twins-turned-punk-rock-duo.
The edgy humor and oddly compelling lead characters make it well worth seeing.
Needed more to counter its "twin" shortcomings: the questionable gimmick and too much lousy music.
Despite the odd moment of visual bravura, this mockumentary is too aware of its own satirical daring. Consequently, it's never as dark, dangerous or amusing as it thinks.
Harry and Luke Treadaway give astonishing performances (or rather an astonishing performance), creating a believable physicality for their characters, as well as distinct personalities.
The credible feel of this film-within-the-film remains an achievement; it's neither mocking nor parodic and nearly always deadly serious.
Co-directors Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe have a gift for making fake footage look like the real deal. But they're not so hot when it comes to simulating human drama.
"Brothers" puts a clever and disturbing twist on the self-destructive arc that so many real-life rock bands take.
An astonishing twinning of wild imagination and drop-dead realism.
What becomes painfully apparent as the drudgery rolls on is that the only freak show here is the movie itself.
No doubt one of the weirdest, most off-beat movies you can see all year, and with a rocking soundtrack.
Manages to overcome its freak show premise with a serious look at a conjoined twins' struggle with life.
December 20, 2008
Super Reviewer
I really like the music in this film, and the idea of conjoined-twin punk rockers is fairly unique to the faux-documentry genre. I wish there was a little more of a background story, it would have made for a deeper connection to the characters.
February 7, 2008Super Reviewer
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