THE BROTHERS BLOOM

CAROLINE: The much delayed Rachel Weisz/Mark Ruffalo/Adrien Brody flick, “The Brothers Bloom,” is finally out in limited release starting tomorrow. It was supposed to come out in October or November, but it’s just coming out now. And it was delayed other times before too.

RYAN: That’s never a good sign.

CAROLINE: No, it certainly isn’t. I was really looking forward to this movie because of my love for Mark and Rachel; but sadly, it didn’t really deliver.

RYAN: I didn’t get to go to the screening, but sounds like I didn’t miss much.

CAROLINE: It has an interesting premise – Mark Ruffalo and Adrien Brody play con men who take advantage of a very wealthy but sheltered chick played by Rachel Weisz. She’s quirky and funny in this, and her character has all these hobbies, like ping pong, skateboarding, breakdancing, etc. And she had to learn all of them for the movie.

RYAN: Yeah, I saw that in the trailer. I like the idea of her in a comedic role. How was she?

CAROLINE: Very cute. I love her. Rinko Kikuchi from “Babel” is also in it, but her character doesn’t speak. Like, literally not a word. And she’s a demolitions expert.

RYAN: What?

CAROLINE: I know. It’s kind of a bizarre movie. I never got fully into it as a result.

RYAN: How are Mark and Adrien B.?

CAROLINE: They’re good, as always, though Adrien is so skinny and bizarre looking. Half the time I didn’t even feel like I knew what was going on though, because the movie is just odd. The guys take advantage of Rachel’s naiveté to recruit her to pull off one final scam, and then mayhem ensues. They’re all wearing these bowler hats, so I was like, “Is this an homage to ‘A Clockwork Orange’ or what?”

RYAN: Seriously.

CAROLINE: By the end, it got kind of violent and I was just over it. Some of the scenery is gorgeous though. They filmed in Montenegro on the coast and in some other European locations.

— BOTTOM LINE —

CAROLINE: Even though I love the cast, I can’t really recommend this movie for anyone not in the art house set. It’s quirky and cute in parts, but mostly just bizarre and it never really came together. So given all the other big movies coming out right now, this movie feels like it’s being buried. It’s not a must-see on the big screen.

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