The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best

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The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best

2012

1h 37m

Comedy

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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.

John Hartl

Seattle Times

09/27/2012

2.5/4

While the movie itself is an uneven, sometimes preachy affair, it's alive with possibilities whenever [Weston's] on screen.

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Kyle Smith

New York Post

09/21/2012

2.5/4

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.

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Steven Rea

Philadelphia Inquirer

09/20/2012

3/4

A likably goofy, lo-fi indie propelled by the syncopations of a cheesy keyboard - and the cheesy dreams of its hapless heroes.

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

08/05/2019

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.

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Daniel Green

CineVue

01/30/2019

2/5

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.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

02/17/2013

C

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colin m

@RT35044827 11/28/2022

Interestingly scripted but lacked a worthwhile story.

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01/02/2014

Great music. Bit silly in parts.

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07/03/2013

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.

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05/04/2013

The music that came out of this film is absolutely amazing. Perfect film in my opinion.

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02/24/2013

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.

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01/24/2013

I thought this was a great low budget indie film and I loved how it was filmed. The music was pretty good too :)

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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