The Brothers Bloom

We've kicked off our little review site here with a review of a bad movie. I really didn't want to, but I needed to get the IronMan 2 thing out of my system.

So now I'd like to move on to a much more pleasant review. The review of ONE of our favorite films The Brothers Bloom

It's a little older, about a year, but it's amazing, and hey, you can go rent it as soon as your done reading this; THEN you can hate yourself for not just buying it outright.

Every once in a while, a movie comes along that Truely fires on all cylinders, from the Writing and Acting to the Art Direction and Score, The brothers Bloom is one film that leaves us feeling Completely satisfied.

The movie opens with a nice expositional background on the history of our main protagonists (the movies namesake, of course) Light hearted writing in this introductory scene masks a more serious undertone, setting what turns out to be a theme for the entire film.
This movie is fun, witty and well paced. It's a Con-Man film and so much more.

The movie takes place all over the world, to beautiful, and romantic locations, to which the Cast travels by equally romantic means: steamship, train, '83 Cadillac misrepresented as a '78......The travels themselves are a lot of fun.

The visuals (meaning cinematography, art direction, wardrobe, and anything involving visual communication) in the Brothers Bloom are masterfully shot, Always convincing, and brillantly understated, They draw you into the films MANY settings and at times can even leave you confused as to what Era the film is even taking place. The sets are vibrant, while the characters are most often in muted, or monochromatic attire, creating a beautiful, but not overpowering contrast.

The music in this film is Perfect, from the sentimental theme song, to the surprise Kat Stevens balad, every song suits the scene, mood, and exotic setting perfectly. We are afficianatios of musical scores, and this movie passed our strict screwtany with flying colors.

Finally, the cast and characters. In reality there are 4 leads to this cast, the brothers, their female, Japanese cohort, and their "Mark," a female shut-in, epileptic, photographer, and self-described "Hobby collector" All the characters are very intriguing, and bring a unique tallent and personality to both the Con-Crew, and the film. Every roll is played convincingly, no matter how unlikely the quirk or outlandish affectation, somehow they always manage to sell it as perfectly reasonable, and even normal.

The Final Word: If you enjoy good Cinema, if you like a few clever twists in a plot, if you appreciate a film that maybe doesn't fit the Hollywood standard, of what a movie SHOULD be, but can appreciate a great film for what it is, Skip renting this one and just BUY IT!