My Brother
by Anthony Lover
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Actor: Christopher Scott, Nashawn Kearse, Rodney Henry, Tatum O'Neal, Vanessa WilliamsDirector: Anthony Lover
Brand: VIS
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-05-29
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Code Black Ent
DVD Reviews of My Brother
DVD Review: Potential
Summary: 3 Stars
This movie had the potential to be a great one. The plot is about two brothers (one mentally challenged brother named Isaiah and the other brother's name was James) and a mother who are trying their best to stay together. The problem is that the mother has health issues and will eventually have to let the boys be adopted, but she wants them to be in a home together, specifically for Isaiah because she knows James will take care of him. As with adoption centers now, agencies stick kids in the first place they can get the most money from and with little regard for the kids. Now the boys are all grown up and out on their own, but because of James and Isaiah's past and their mother being poor, they are having financial trouble, and James has decided that since he sucks as a comedian, he's going to find another way to make money. (Note: The guy playing the grown-up version of James was GORGEOUS!) Sounds interesting, right?
Cons: This movie would've worked well if not for several completely unrealistic issues: there were too many holes in the story such as what happened with the package, why did James think his mission was legit, how he managed to stay in the facility that Isaiah was in, when did they get out of the facility that Isaiah was in, why would James think it was safe to leave a certain situation and go a certain place without a certain person, what was the point of the White lady at the club, what was the point of the Black women at the party who bullied the White lady at the club, how James just walked off from a woman beating the mess out of him like she tickled him instead, and viewers never found out with the MAIN point of the movie. This was one of those movies that absolutely needed a test screening and an audience discussion on what needed to be fixed up.
I give the movie three stars for all of its potential, but I can see why Hollywood passed on this one. Cliffhangers in books sometimes work (although it tends to make readers frustrated), but cliffhangers in movies drive me insane (unless it's a horror movie because I expect that). However, there were very powerful scenes within this flick. I turned my head away so I wouldn't start crying during a scene with Isaiah around other mentally challenged people in a facility. I know it had to be scary for both the young man and the grown man playing Isaiah because I was scared for them even though it was just a movie. I have zero motherly instincts, but I've caught myself so many times running to assist a child that I don't even know. Even in movies, I get wrapped up in trying to fix these types of things by researching them to see how realistic they are after the movie is over, and I was horrified after another person watching the movie with me said that happens in real life. So with that kind of emotion, I have to respect the writer and the directors for calling this treatment to our attention.
Description of My Brother
Synopsis:Item Type: DVD Movie
Item Rating: PG13
Street Date: 05/29/07
Wide Screen: yes
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
LanguageENGLISH
Foreign Film: no
Subtitlesno
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: no
Re-Release: no
Packaging: Sleeve Please note: This supplier will be closed on 11/24, 11/25, 12/26, 1/2 for the holidays. The shipping cut off is 12/10 to try and have the products delivered by Christmas.
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