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Two Brothers (2004)

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Reviews Counted: 109 Fresh: 85  Rotten:24 Average Rating: 6.6/10
 
Consensus: A charming family-friendly movie with stunning cinematography.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins

Theatrical Release: Jun 25, 2004 Wide

Box Office: $18,947,630

Synopsis: French filmmaker Jean-Jacques Annaud is known for tackling profound subject matter in films such as QUEST FOR FIRE, SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET, and ENEMY AT THE GATES. Occasionally he takes refuge in lighter films. After his first successful animal tale, THE BEAR (1989), Annaud's second wildlife... French filmmaker Jean-Jacques Annaud is known for tackling profound subject matter in films such as QUEST FOR FIRE, SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET, and ENEMY AT THE GATES. Occasionally he takes refuge in lighter films. After his first successful animal tale, THE BEAR (1989), Annaud's second wildlife film is TWO BROTHERS. Here the focus is two rambunctious, adorable tigers--Kumal and Sangha--who live among ancient temple ruins in the Southeast Asian jungle. They become victims of the garish and gluttonous era of British Colonialism in the early 1900s. Aidan McRory (Guy Pearce), a well-known explorer, hosts lavish hunting parties that are in stark contrast with the untamed wilderness. When he stumbles on the tiger family, McRory kills the adult male tiger, but takes pity on Kumal, the traumatized cub left behind. When McRory is arrested for looting ancient artifacts, little Kumal is sold to the circus where local ringleaders beat him into submission and break his spirit. Meanwhile, Sangha, the second cub, is discovered by Raoul (Freddie Highmore), the son of a powerful local administrator (Jean-Claude Dreyfus), but he is later sent to His Excellency, The Prince (Oanh Nyguen), where he is trained to be a vicious killer. Similar to animal flicks like LONG JOURNEY HOME and NEVER CRY WOLF, Annaud further closes the gap between wildlife documentaries and high drama with the help of topnotch actors such as Pearce and longtime co-writer Alain Godard (with whom he worked on THE NAME OF THE ROSE and ENEMY AT THE GATES). [More]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Guy Pearce, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Christian Clavier, David Gant, Stephanie Lagarde

Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Screenwriter: Jean-Jacques Annaud, Alain Godard
Producer: Jake Eberts, Jean-Jacques Annaud

DVD Info

Release:

Dec 21, 2004

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Snap Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - Spanish
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - French

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Jean Jacques Annaud - Director
  • Featurettes - 1. Call Of The Wild
  • 2. Wild About Tigers
  • 3. Tiger Brothers
  • 4. Tiger Trainers
  • 5. Tiger Cam
  • 6. Location Scouting
  • 7. Costume Design

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Story Boards
  • Jean Jacques Annaud's Journal
  • DVD/ROM Features

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2.5/4

The very definition of harmless, watchable entertainment. Exactly whether or not that is good enough depends on who you are.

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01/07/05
Michael Dequina
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I defy any animal lover not to tear up with Kumal and Sangha reunite, even if it is a little faux.

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01/01/05
Carlo Cavagna
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3/4

It's that rare kind of comedy -- simple humor based on personalities, behavior, and folly .... rather than forced through crass punchlines or annoying sidekicks.

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12/06/04
Jeffrey Overstreet
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11/29/04
Sunday Times (Australia)
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10/07/04
Tony Medley
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[A] heartbreaking fable of friendship, family ties, and the human impact on the natural world...

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09/08/04
MaryAnn Johanson
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Annaud’s methods are misleading which undermine his admirable intent.

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08/19/04
Michael Drakulich
Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)
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A fun, thoughtful, resourceful adventure for the whole family.

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08/16/04
Brian Orndorf
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The overall quality and timelessness of Two Brothers will guarantee it a long future.

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07/29/04
Boyd van Hoeij
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7/10

As with The Bear much of the plot is carried by animal photography, though this film has considerably more human plot. A good family film, and a moving experience.

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07/28/04
Mark R. Leeper
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This is a family movie on a grand scale, enhanced by lush cinematography and throbbing music, with a minimum of dialogue and an endless assortment of thrills.

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07/23/04
Rex Reed
New York Observer
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3/5

It's undoubtedly good-natured, old-fashioned family entertainment, but Two Brothers never quite manages to strike a successful balance between fantasy and reality.

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07/23/04
Nick De Semlyen
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07/03/04
Marrit Ingman
Austin Chronicle
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3/4

The kind of movie that kids used to flock to on Saturday afternoons in the forties and fifties.

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07/03/04
Alan Niester
Globe and Mail
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Noteworthy because it represents a kind of fevered moviemaking insanity that we rarely see these days.

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07/03/04
Stephanie Zacharek
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Although the lulled pacing of Two Brothers could put an insomniac in slumber land, the film's leading felines are more captivating than most high-paid Hollywood stars.

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07/03/04
Tyler Hanley
Palo Alto Weekly
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Teems with life and a rather beautiful simplicity when Annaud focuses squarely on the tiger cubs — but then the humans come crashing in to make a mess of things.

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07/02/04
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)
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I was put off by the way the movie anthropomorphizes the tigers.

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07/01/04
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