Filmspotting #284: Brothers / The Son’s Room / 2009 Golden Brick Nominees
This week, Adam and Matty surprise us with a film that they seemed absolutely unexcited about, Brothers. Surprisingly, the guys almost always agree with each other throughout the review, with Matty hitting it off talking about the genuine emotional power of this film. The Filmspotting crew has their problems with some of the actors, but the performances of Portman, Gyllenhaal, and Maguire in Brothers are decidedly brilliant. Adam gives probably the highest praise to this movie when he says that the writing is as subtle as you could hope for,...
