The Brothers Solomon (2007)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Bob Odenkirk

Writer (WGA):

Will Forte (written by)

Release Date:

7 September 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

They want to put a baby in you.

Plot:

A pair of well-meaning, but socially inept brothers try to find their perfect mates in order to provide their dying father with a grandchild.

Plot Keywords:

Antarctica | Pregnancy | Neighbor | Phd | Coma

Cast

Will Arnett	...	John Solomon
Will Forte	...	Dean Solomon
Chi McBride	...	James
Kristen Wiig	...	Janine
Malin Akerman	...	Tara
Lee Majors	...	Ed Solomon
Michael Ormsby	...	Young John Solomon
Ryan Wynott	...	Young Dean Solomon
Bob Odenkirk	...	Jim Treacher
Sam Lloyd	...	Dr. Spencer
Charles Chun	...	Dr. Wong
Ryun Yu	...	Dr. Wang
Bill Hader	...	Recumbent Biker
Jenna Fischer	...	Michelle
Susanne Wright	...	Erica

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexual content.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Ireland:15A | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Singapore:NC-16 | Germany:6 | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-7 | South Korea:18 | Netherlands:6

Company:

Carsey-Werner Company

Trivia:

In the sky banner, John's words are color-coded red and Dean's words are in green.

Goofs:

Continuity: The scene where the microwave trips the electricity, where they decide that Dean will revive the father while John gets the circuit breakers. Dean runs to the circuit breakers while John runs to the father. After the lights come back, Dean is at the father while John is at the circuit breakers.

Quotes:

John Solomon: I literally can not wait to feel myself inside you!
Janine: Woah! The only thing you're going to feel yourself inside of is a cold Dixie cup.
Dean Solomon: Well that certainly doesn't make your vagina sound very appealing.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Monster (2008) (V)

Soundtrack:

The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song

Dumb & Dumber revamped for Modern days.

I usually don't write reviews for comedies, because they usually don't deserve one. These days, we know our actors and can say, "Yea, it's going to contain this sort of comedy, if I liked what he (or they) did last year, I will love this," and that isn't to put down comedies at all, they are made that way and they're hilarious (as most comedians usually write or co-write and produce their films these days). This film, which I never even heard whimpered or scoffed of anywhere, deserves a review, because I don't think many people paid it any mind.

The film was written by Forte (Dean Solomon), a recent SNL personality (I never watch it personally). I never knew his comedy style, but the two brothers, (John Solomon played by Arnett) both have symmetrical characters who play off each other as pretty much two men who were raised in a sheltered home and pretty much see everything in a very positive light.

Their own characters weren't even that annoying, as one might think, and I am easily annoyed by characters. They were straight forward guys who would ball-bust people with a smile on their face. The comedy is situational to them pretty much completing scenes with their personalities (playful 'burning' of each other with wise cracks or situations that happened to them and getting by spotty and racy situations by their pure ignorance to their offenses).

Simply put, if you like comedy, you will like this movie. It has a very good modern plot with a twist and two characters who are hilarious. If you liked Dumb and Dumber you should be reminded of the quaint quirky humor back in the 90's, with this new fresh look at situational comedy.

The plot also keeps moving, unlike some comedies that catch a snag. This movie is continuously in motion with pretty much trial and error scenes that are all a laugh.