Distributor: | Sony Screen Gems |
Director: | Gary Hardwick |
Screenplay: | Gary Hardwick |
Cast: | Morris Chestnut, Bill Bellamy, D.L.
Hughley, Shemar Moore, Gabrielle Union, Tatyana Ali, Tamala Jones,
Jenifer Lewis and Clifton Powell. |
Soundtrack Artist: | Eric Benet, Snoop Dogg,
Jermaine Dupri, Eddie Levert Sr., feat. Gerald Levert, Dave
Hollister, Jeheim, and Maze featuring Frankie
Beverly. |
Gary Hardwick’s feature film is a joyous and entertaining
romantic comedy offering some serious questions about the major
theme of commitment. At what point do we find true love? Are we
afraid of it when we are young or do we challenge it and see where
it leads us? This film explores a number of issues regarding
commitment and love and it makes us laugh along the way. The story
may feature new and familiar faces, but the concept is not original
as we saw similar themes in “Love Jones” and “The Best Man.”
The drama begins when Terry White (Shemar Moore) announces to
the boys that he’s ready to settle down and has proposed to his
girl. Brian Palmer (Bill Bellamy) can’t believe it because he
feels Terry is a “player til the end of time” just like him.
Derrick West (D.L. Hughley) is moody because he feels he’s not
getting enough love at home from his wife; and Jackson Smith
(Morris Chestnut) feels he will never find the right woman
The centerpiece of the story is Morris’ character and the
issues surrounding him. What works are the scenes where the
brothers communicate. While Bill and D.L. provided most of the
comic gags, Jenifer Lewis provided us some comic relief to match
the brothers. In his first “major” role, Shemar provides the
ladies with fantasies, emulating Brad Pitt’s entrance to Hollywood.
Morris Chestnut is getting close to being typecast as the
conservative good-looking brother who cracks under the pressure
when he’s aware of his leading lady’s past. Tatyana Ali is
definitely showing us that she is no longer the little sister from
“The Fresh Prince.”
The film benefits enormously from the performances of the
cast and with the exception of one gun scene that went too far,
everything else works. Overall, “The Brothers” is a fun and
entertaining movie that will have every guy worried about his woman
when he’s not fully committed to them. See this film today.