THE BROTHERS BLOOM

Plot:

Two alienated orphaned brothers Stephen (Ruffalo) and Bloom (Brody), who only got the love for each other between them, set out to become the ultimate con men.But as they become older, the younger brother Bloom longs for the one thing he always wanted which is to be loved by a woman, so he sets out on his own, seeking to find his way. Stephen the older of the two, along with his new sidekick Bang Bang (Kikuchi) , seek out his brother to help him with what he calls theirs last big score. The mark is an eccentric young rich girl named Penelope (Weisz) who has been sheltered for many years, so when she takes up with the crew she falls right into the con, but things become complicated when Bloom and Penelope fall in love with each other and the brothers are being tracked by one of their former mentors, Diamond Dog (Schell), who is trying to kill them.

Reel Talk:

Although this film falls short of being a great con movie like such classics - The Sting, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Diggstown and even Heartbreakers, it was still an ok movie. It's the characters that holds your interest in the movie, not all of them just a few. Like Mark Ruffalo as the card dwindling con artist, his charm works for the mindless scheme that is hashed out and then Rinko Kikuchi as Bang Bang, the explosive happy mute Asian woman, who although her parts were not big, but they are very impressive. Brody's laid back, ho-hum attitude fits the role for his character where as Weisz performance was drab. The Brothers Bloom falls short on the con but is a good brotherly love film at best.

Starring: Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rinko Kikuchi and Maximillian Schell
Directed by: Rian Johnson
Rated: PG-13

I give it 2 corn dogs

By: Corndog - The Reel Hustler