The Brothers Bloom DVD Review

The Brothers Bloom - An E1 Films Release

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Our theatrical reviews of The Brothers Bloom

DVD Release Date: October 6th, 2009

Rated PG-13 for violence, some sensuality and brief strong language

Running time: 114 minutes

Rian Johnson (dir.)

Rian Johnson (writer)

Nathan Johnson (music)

Rachel Weisz as Penelope Stamp

Adrien Brody as Bloom

Mark Ruffalo as Stephen

Rinko Kikuchi as Bang Bang

Robbie Coltrane as The Curator

Maximilian Schell as Diamond Dog

Ricky Jay as Narrator

Zachary Gordon as Young Bloom

Max Records as Young Stephen

Andy Nyman as Charleston

ADRIEN BRODY (left) RACHEL WEISZ (center) and MARK RUFFALO (right) star in the adventure comedy THE BROTHERS BLOOM, an E1 Films release.

Our reviews below:

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The Brothers Bloom DVD Review By John C.

**** (out of 4)

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The Brothers Bloom is a flawless masterpiece. From the acting by the stellar cast, the breathtaking on-location cinematography and the brilliant music by Nathan Johnson. Right from the amazing opening scene that’s written in verse, to the beautiful and emotional grand finale, this is a great movie all the way. It’s clear why it’s still tied with Up as my favourite movie of the year.

This is one film that I think is worth buying on DVD. I'm sure I'll be talking a lot about The Brothers Bloom again at the end of the year.

The DVD includes about 54-minutes of bonus material, including some behind the scenes featurettes, an image gallery and over 30-minutes of deleted scenes. It also includes audio commentary with director Rian Johnson and producer Ram Bergman.

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The Brothers Bloom DVD Review By Erin V.

**** (out of 4)

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Back in May, we saw The Brothers Bloom in theatres. It left us amazed. This is a really, really fun and well made film. Watching it again on DVD, I must say was quite interesting. The film was still just as much fun as it was the first time around, but knowing the ending you notice so many things in the dialogue that relate directly to it. This is why they say that some of the best films are written backwards - they know their ending, or at least some semblance of it. Because how can you know what is important to show the audience if you don't know what you are leading them to?

The disc of The Brothers Bloom includes a bunch of deleted scenes. As the end of the film was sorted out to it's final version, many alternate scenes, with subplots that would have merely disrupted the flow of the film centered around the four main characters, were removed. The filmmakers made great choices in what to cut and what to leave, making for a stronger finished product. Also on the disc is the opening five minutes when the brothers are kids shown beside it's storyboard form, as well as the bicycle/car scene, and the chase sequence also shown in this way - very interesting all three. There are featurette's about the making of, (location, stunts etc.), and a commentary track on the disc as well.

The Brothers Bloom is not one that you are going to want to miss seeing. It is a great movie, that so far, is on my top 10 list of the year.

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The Brothers Bloom DVD Review By Nicole

**** (out of 4)

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The Brothers Bloom DVD Review By Maureen

**** (out of 4)

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The Brothers Bloom DVD Review By Tony

**** (out of 4)

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Consensus: **** (Out of 4)