Expressionistic and weirdly poignant... you'll be conjoined to your seat whenever Ken Russell comes in to discuss clips from his abandoned biopic Two-Way Romeo.
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04/24/06
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Brothers of the Head (2006)
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Reviews Counted:65
Fresh:43
Rotten:22
Average Rating:6.4/10
Consensus: As bizarre as it is, this mockumentary about a pair of conjoined rockers is surprisingly poignant and filled with authentic period details.
Theatrical Release:Jul 28, 2006 Limited
Synopsis: Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe (LOST IN LA MANCHA) mark an extraordinary narrative debut with this faux documentary about Siamese twin punk rockers in the early 1970s. Stunning photography by Anthony... [More]
Starring: Harry Treadaway, Luke Treadaway, Tom Bower, Sean Harris
Director: Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe
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Reviews for Brothers of the Head
Brothers isn't slick or self-conscious, but it constructs a weird fantastical journey for the audience that blurs the line between medical reality and rock fiction.
07/28/06
The saga is presented, despite the absurdities, as the absolute truth. You find yourself believing, wanting to believe. After all, despite the extremes, it could happen, maybe even did happen.
08/18/06
It's the songs ... that give the movie its emotional ballast, countering the filmmakers' intellectualized approach and meta-narrative style.
08/04/06
Top CriticPepe and Fulton seem to have mastered a certain ability to capture a time period while being authentic both to its trends and their style.
08/05/06
It's knowledgeable about the dynamics of a band, about the conventions of documentaries and about how complicated sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll would be if you shared a liver.
08/17/06
Yes, this is another faux rock documentary, but one so dramatically and visually textured that it reinvents that decidedly worn genre.
08/03/06
The trouble, at last, isn't testosterone or loss of control or even exploitation. It's the join, the difference and the sameness, the show. And it's unending.
07/28/06
The credible feel of this film-within-the-film remains an achievement; it’s neither mocking nor parodic and nearly always deadly serious.
10/05/06
The Treadaways are terrific and comedy finds an umbilical link to tragedy.
08/18/06
Methinks it might have connected better as a narrative piece...
08/10/06
The golden-hued footage is lovingly faked by ace cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle, and the straight-faced result is as improbably touching as the Farrelly brothers' underrated Stuck on You.
07/25/06
Top Critic'Brothers of the Head' digs especially hard at the manipulative circus nature of packaging culture and hysteria for the consuming younger set.
07/27/06
Easily this summer's most disturbing film, the story of a glam band led by conjoined twins is remarkable for defying easy categorization and avoiding sensationalism of its easily exploitable subject, instead presenting a darkly bizarre yet tender tale.
07/26/06
It's about Siamese-twin rock stars. How can you not smile the whole way through?
07/27/06
The arc of the Howes' careers looks so much like the autopsies of similar 1970s rock bands that you brace yourself for the inevitable tragic end. And yet, even with the details of their demise more implied than stated, it still stings like real life.
07/27/06
Top CriticSelf-consciously strange and surprisingly haunting.
08/04/06
This is a very tender portrayal of young people caught up in a blisteringly fast and cynical world, and though their music is hideous, they are a compelling act.
07/28/06
Top CriticThe edgy humor and oddly compelling lead characters make it well worth seeing.
04/08/07
It's two-thirds of one of the year's best movies.
08/12/06
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