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The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best

Released Sep 21, 2012 1h 37m Comedy List
33% Tomatometer 21 Reviews 62% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
A singer-songwriter (Ryan O'Nan) and a self-proclaimed musical revolutionary (Michael Weston) start using children's instruments in their tunes and take their new act on the road.

Critics Reviews

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John Hartl Seattle Times While the movie itself is an uneven, sometimes preachy affair, it's alive with possibilities whenever [Weston's] on screen. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 27, 2012 Full Review Kyle Smith New York Post Initially, this low-budget film writes a lot of checks on the First National Bank of Whimsy, but I was astonished when none of them bounced. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 21, 2012 Full Review Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer A likably goofy, lo-fi indie propelled by the syncopations of a cheesy keyboard - and the cheesy dreams of its hapless heroes. Rated: 3/4 Sep 20, 2012 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com O'Nan and several co-stars do manage to squeeze some charm into the struggling picture, but are too often bogged down by a weak scenario. Aug 5, 2019 Full Review Daniel Green CineVue Performances all-round are also markedly hum-drum, and quite why O'Nan chose cinema over television as his platform of choice is anyone's guess. Rated: 2/5 Jan 30, 2019 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: C Feb 17, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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colin m Interestingly scripted but lacked a worthwhile story. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Great music. Bit silly in parts. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member On another day I might have turned this off after half an hour but I found it quirky and enjoyed it. However, just as it got going it ended. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member The music that came out of this film is absolutely amazing. Perfect film in my opinion. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member It plods along and it never moves out of 2nd gear. You get the feeling that this was an experiment without having the time to mature the script and performances. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member I thought this was a great low budget indie film and I loved how it was filmed. The music was pretty good too :) Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A singer-songwriter (Ryan O'Nan) and a self-proclaimed musical revolutionary (Michael Weston) start using children's instruments in their tunes and take their new act on the road.
Director
Ryan O'Nan
Producer
Jason Michael Berman, Kwesi Collisson
Screenwriter
Ryan O'Nan
Distributor
Oscilloscope Pictures
Production Co
Brooklyn Brothers 5, Taggart Productions, Character Brigade
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 21, 2012, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 25, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$50.5K
Runtime
1h 37m