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My Brother

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In New York City, impoverished brothers Isaiah and James share a strong bond of love, which their mother forged in their youth. It is unwavering despite one's developmental disability and in the face of other adversities..

Critics Reviews

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Kirk Honeycutt Hollywood Reporter A moralistic black drama that makes its points with a heavy hand and unconvincing story developments. Mar 24, 2007 Full Review Peter Debruge Variety A young man takes an awfully long time to discover what the audience already knows -- that his disabled brother is the most precious thing in his life -- in My Brother. Mar 20, 2007 Full Review Matt Zoller Seitz New York Times Its earnest tone, moving orchestral score and strong cast carry it past the rough patches. Rated: 3/5 Mar 16, 2007 Full Review Robert W. Butler Kansas City Star Has no shortage of heart, but it has been so clumsily organized and falls back so often on clichd storytelling that any early goodwill quickly morphs into resentment. Rated: 2/4 Apr 5, 2007 Full Review Maitland McDonagh TV Guide Story loses momentum in a wave of heavy-handed messages. Rated: 2/4 Mar 16, 2007 Full Review Scott Foundas L.A. Weekly [A] torpid, independently made urban melodrama. Mar 15, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member This movie is SO SO SO SO SO SO SAD! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member THis is the best movie i have ever seen. I cried so much!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member My Brother has a touching story, but it wasn't always interesting throughout the movie, and often I found myself bored. Also, the potential girlfriend didn't really add anything to the film. Although I enjoyed the movie, the long drawn out drama got to be a bit much. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member I saw the trailer for this movie and gave it a try.It was a good movie. it was intresting watching the mentally disabled man act. And it had a amusinging story line to following in the beggining of the movie. As i was trying to follow the story of isaiah and the package the movie takes a unessacery turn a show a flash backs of when the boys were kids for quite a stretch Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Pretty good movie. Vanessa Wiliams actually does a good job. She is seen only through the flashbacks. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member This was a very touching story with great actors...a story of two brothers with a stong bond that could not be broken through trials and seperation...but was broken by one brother's selfishness...and he suffers from it...even though the ending made you feel kinds empty and wondering...I think it was proper for the story... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In New York City, impoverished brothers Isaiah and James share a strong bond of love, which their mother forged in their youth. It is unwavering despite one's developmental disability and in the face of other adversities..
Producer
Gingi Rochelle
Screenwriter
Anthony Lover
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Violence|Some Disturbing Images)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
May 29, 2007
Box Office (Gross USA)
$28.6K
Runtime
1h 40m