The Brothers Grimsby

Name: The Brothers Grimsby
Genre: Action, Comedy
Released: March 11, 2016
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 44
Cast: Mark Strong, Sacha Baron Cohen

2016

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Paramount Pictures | Release Date: March 11, 2016 | R

Starring: Mark Strong, Sacha Baron Cohen

Summary: Nobby (Sacha Baron Cohen) has everything a man from the poor English fishing town of Grimsby could want – 9 children and the most attractive girlfriend in northern England (Rebel Wilson). There’s only one thing missing in his life: his little brother, Sebastian (Mark Strong). After they were adopted by different families as children, NobbyNobby (Sacha Baron Cohen) has everything a man from the poor English fishing town of Grimsby could want – 9 children and the most attractive girlfriend in northern England (Rebel Wilson). There’s only one thing missing in his life: his little brother, Sebastian (Mark Strong). After they were adopted by different families as children, Nobby spent 28 years searching for him. Upon hearing of his location, Nobby sets off to reunite with his brother, unaware that not only is his brother an MI6 agent, but he's just uncovered a plot that puts the world in danger. On the run and wrongfully accused, Sebastian realizes that if he is going to save the world, he will need the help of its biggest idiot.… Expand

Director: Louis Leterrier

Genre(s): Action, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 83 min

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Darren Franich

Mar 10, 2016

Here’s what you didn’t expect: That The Brothers Grimsby, an upstairs-downstairs spy comedy, would be Cohen’s best work in a decade. Read full review

Tim Cogshell

Mar 22, 2016

The raunchy awfulness of The Brothers Grimsby is overwhelmed by a constant flow of chuckles, guffaws and flat-out belly laughs it elicits throughout. Read full review

Barry Hertz

Mar 18, 2016

When the film’s pace slows down every now and then, and Cohen gets room to breathe, the film is a genuine riot. Read full review

Peter Travers

Mar 10, 2016

It's the strafing satire that's MIA. Read full review

Guy Lodge

Feb 23, 2016

Baron Cohen’s unflinching ability to play dumb is still good for a few chuckles, making some of the film’s funniest moments out of its most innocent quips. Read full review

Brian Truitt

Mar 10, 2016

Isn’t nearly as funny as it thinks it is spoofing spy tropes and buddy films and making a mockery of AIDS, politicians, movie stars and working-class Brits. Read full review

Drew McWeeny

Mar 10, 2016

An entirely laughless affair and easily the low point of Cohen's career so far. Read full review

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Tony1984

Feb 7, 2017

Grimsby isn't a 10 but it deserves much higher rating than the hoi polloi and their fake sensibilities will grant. North of English humour is not the land that observes political correctness, It's never heard of it..The humour is brutal and unremitting. Taking the utter piss out of itself.Grimsby isn't a 10 but it deserves much higher rating than the hoi polloi and their fake sensibilities will grant. North of English humour is not the land that observes political correctness, It's never heard of it..The humour is brutal and unremitting. Taking the utter piss out of itself. If you're from the North you'll love it, anywhere else and you probably won't get it...The Liam Gallagher strut scene is a gem..10 for that alone..… Expand

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Spoodey

Mar 16, 2016

Went in expecting this to be a OK comedy, and it far exceeded those expectations. Haven't laughed this hard from watching a comedy in many years. The humor is mostly stupid, vulgar or politically incorrect, and I can understand why the critics generally do not seem to give it good reviews.Went in expecting this to be a OK comedy, and it far exceeded those expectations. Haven't laughed this hard from watching a comedy in many years. The humor is mostly stupid, vulgar or politically incorrect, and I can understand why the critics generally do not seem to give it good reviews. Regular viewers seem to disagree though, both here and on imdb. It is not a great film, it is just a very funny film. If you are not easily offended and generally enjoy simple and vulgar humor, you will probably not be disappointed.… Expand

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TheQuietGamer

Aug 4, 2016

One of the greatest strengths of the movie is that it doesn't waste any time getting to the laughs. It's as if everyone involved realized for the first time in movie history that "oh hey, they got the synopsis from the trailers. We can just start it with the ball already rolling." ObviouslyOne of the greatest strengths of the movie is that it doesn't waste any time getting to the laughs. It's as if everyone involved realized for the first time in movie history that "oh hey, they got the synopsis from the trailers. We can just start it with the ball already rolling." Obviously there are moments detailing the cause of the brothers separation, but they paced nicely throughout the movie as opposed to crammed into the beginning for a slow ramp up. The result is a comedy that starts off crazy and doesn't stop.

It's a outright laugh riot. The plot doesn't hold up as well as the jokes with it's predictable spy themes and all that, but it ultimately doesn't matter too much. It avoids the spy parody angle I thought it was going to go for and it's all the better for it. It's just flat out, outrageous humor.

It does occasionally get too nasty and immature at times, but for the most part I found myself laughing at even it's lowest moments of comedic intelligence. Cohen and Strong have fantastic chemistry. The rest of the cast is basically just there for the occasional gag, but I still got a kick out of seeing some familiar faces.

It's just a great comedy that's filled with laughs. There's even some great action sequences that are first-person that are really cool to witness. The plot falls a bit short and the morals it tries to squeeze in there at the end fall flat, but at the end of the day it's all about the jokes. In that department these brothers deliver in spades. Stupid, nasty, and hilarious spades.

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horrorliefheb

Apr 18, 2016

-Grimsby (released in the United States as The Brothers Grimsby) is a 2016 British–American spy action comedy film directed by Louis Leterrier and written by Sacha Baron Cohen, Phil Johnston, and Peter Baynham. The film stars Baron Cohen, Mark Strong, Rebel Wilson, Isla Fisher, Annabelle-Grimsby (released in the United States as The Brothers Grimsby) is a 2016 British–American spy action comedy film directed by Louis Leterrier and written by Sacha Baron Cohen, Phil Johnston, and Peter Baynham. The film stars Baron Cohen, Mark Strong, Rebel Wilson, Isla Fisher, Annabelle Wallis, Gabourey Sidibe, Penélope Cruz, and Ian McShane. It was released by Columbia Pictures on 24 February 2016 in the United Kingdom and 11 March 2016 in the United States.

--Filming:

-Principal photography of the film commenced on 4 June, at North Weald railway station, and around the Epping Forest area in Essex, England. The shooting lasted for six weeks in the UK and then moved to South Africa. On 3 July, comedian Eric Idle tweeted a photo from the set with Baron Cohen. On 10–11 July, Baron Cohen was filming Grimsby in Tilbury, which was turned into 1980s Grimsby. On 14 July, Baron Cohen and Strong were spotted filming some scenes for the film in the streets. A number of residents of Grimsby were angry with Baron Cohen portraying their town as a rubbish-strewn, violent ghetto in which drunks urinate from windows and mothers hand children cans of beer in the street.

--Critical response:

-On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 38%, based on 114 reviews, with an average rating of 4.7/10. The site's consensus reads, "The Brothers Grimsby showers viewers with a steady stream of Sacha Baron Cohen's edgy humor, but too many gags hit the wrong side of the line between audacious and desperate." Metacritic gave the film a score of 44 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.… Expand

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JyroJyro

Aug 7, 2017

Hilariously stupid but entertaining enough for a rainy Sunday afternoon. Some scenes were legitimately eye-wateringly funny and Sacha Baron Cohen is indeed deft at creating distinctively strange characters - but the Grimsby brothers aren't good examples of such. Poor writing, poor acting andHilariously stupid but entertaining enough for a rainy Sunday afternoon. Some scenes were legitimately eye-wateringly funny and Sacha Baron Cohen is indeed deft at creating distinctively strange characters - but the Grimsby brothers aren't good examples of such. Poor writing, poor acting and a weak attempt to emulate character based humour off the success of Borat and those that followed.… Expand

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JoeCool

Dec 28, 2019

Got this one as a gift, it's an action comedy of sorts. The action is actually well done and really stands on it's own, the humor is however grossly immature and will at times really offend. There are moments you'll be really embarressed you're watching this, unless you think sucking poisonGot this one as a gift, it's an action comedy of sorts. The action is actually well done and really stands on it's own, the humor is however grossly immature and will at times really offend. There are moments you'll be really embarressed you're watching this, unless you think sucking poison out of somebody's balls and being anally invaded and subsequently cum on by a horde of elephants after having crawled inside a female elephant to hide is actually quite funny. Do not watch in the company of someone that wants to maintain any sort of dignity or intelligent demeanor. It's really just gross. Without the gross homour it could have easily been a 6 or 7/10, but it's there unfortunately. Do not watch in company. I myself stopped watching at the elephant scene. I wish I hadn't seen that.… Expand

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Dannydogg

Nov 20, 2016

Pathetic. Sad. Boring.Desperate and hopefully career ending for Baron Cohen. Mark Strong is great but this is so,so unfunny it's embarrassing. Bring back Borate please.

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