The Brothers Solomon
TriStar Pictures | Release Date: September 7, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
32
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
6
Negative:
10
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
67
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
A better film would have matched Arnett's seemingly effortless intensity throughout. This okay film does merely okay by it. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyScott Brown
The sheer, animal idiocy beaming from their faces in the opening credits of The Brothers Solomon creates the film's only moment of uncalculated comic joy. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterStephen Farber
The movie doesn't have much visual style or atmosphere, but it does have a kinder, gentler spirit than many gross-out comedies, and that makes it a likable time killer. Read full review
50
USA TodayClaudia Puig
There's nothing very wise about The Brothers Solomon. It's a moderately funny premise in search of some real laughs. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeTom Russo
This new goof might have been funnier still if the premise weren't so derivative, so just been there, done that. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
The stoy makes no sense, and the two lead characters are repulsive, but I must confess I laughed immoderately at this clever piece of junk. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleJosh Rosenblatt
A syrupy fable about love and family? What happened? Did they lose their nerves? Or did some meddling studio executive pull them back before they went too far out on a limb? The comedy gods hate a coward, so let’s hope it’s the latter. Read full review
38
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
If anyone is to blame for this bomb it's Forte: He wrote the thing, and one would assume he's the one responsible for those uncomfortable silences where jokes are supposed to be. Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
The upbeat brothers are full of sweetness and love, but the script is made of taffy, and if you can chew and laugh at the same time, you're welcome to it. Read full review
38
PremiereEric Alt
About the best thing that can be said about The Brothers Solomon is that it's harmless. It's mild, familiar, and as inconsequential as a sitcom episode. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
There is nothing sadder, either in real life or on the movie screen, than an unlikable idiot, and what we have with this dreadful comedy -- the longest 90 minutes of the film year -- is the sight of not one but two charm-free fools. Read full review
30
The New York TimesMatt Zoller Seitz
A deranged, sometimes desperate parody of an inspirational losers-make-good comedy. Three gags miss for every one that hits. Read full review
25
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
Not-funniest comedy of the year so far. Read full review
25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Stephen Cole
There is no getting these boys down. They are just like Lloyd and Harry in the Farrelly brothers' breakthrough 1994 hit, "Dumb & Dumber." Except that they are never, ever funny. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Hartlaub
Had a lot of promise, but ultimately isn't very funny. Read full review
20
VarietyPeter Debruge
If "Hot Rod" and "The Ex" couldn't attract an audience, this full-blown comedy miscarriage stands no chance. Read full review
0
New York PostLou Lumenick
Excruciatingly acted and ineptly directed by Bob Odenkirk, The Brothers Solomon is faux Farrelly brothers that should have gone straight to video. Read full review
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