Step Brothers
a.k.a. “Die Stiefbrüder” MPAA Rating:
 for crude and sexual content, and pervasive language.Reviewed by: Brian Johnson Extremely Offensive
Moviemaking Quality:
½Primary Audience:
Adults
Genre:
Comedy
Length:
1 hr. 55 min.
Year of Release:
2008
USA Release:
July 25, 2008 (2,800 theaters)
 
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“They grew up so fast.” Having worked together as writers and actors on “Saturday Night Live” and making the leap to movies together in such films as “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” and “Talladega Nights: The Legend of Ricky Bobby,” Will Ferrell and Adam McKay are no strangers to one another. Regrettably, their latest collaboration, “Step Brothers,” is not strange to the viewers; this film has a big case of “been there, done that.” This film, which opened nationwide on July 25, reunites Ferrell, who plays Brennan Huff, with John C. Reilly, his wingman from “Talladega Nights,” playing Dale Boback. Both Brennan and Dale are early-forties ne’er-do-wells with no jobs and no prospects. The two are introduced when Brennan’s mother and Dale’s father get married, and they move in with their parents and settle into their roles as stepbrothers. The two adults with “Peter Pan” syndrome (never want to grow up) become quick enemies, each trying to make the other look bad in the parents’ eyes. When their constant bickering and fighting threatens to tear the family apart, the two try to patch things up and get their lives on track. Veteran actors Mary Steenburgen and Richard Jenkins round out the cast as the two parents of these adult children. Little positive can be said about this sophomoric waste of time—when will Hollywood stop producing this nonsense—when will people stop spending their money on this garbage? Will Ferrell, is a comedic genius, and he has proven his mettle time after time, but his latest films seem to play down to his audiences, and he seems satisfied playing the has-been or never-was who is willing to say or do anything for a cheap laugh. This film is a sight gag snoozefest—replete with exposed genitalia, gross sexual references, and f-bombs galore! They were clearly playing to an eighteen year old audience who could giggle at every little curse word; it could have been a kindergarten classroom and one of the young children said “poop” and the whole class would laugh. The film’s central message about blended families coming together “could” have gone somewhere, but the plot gets lost somewhere in the process. Suffice it to say, Christians should avoid this movie; there is nothing redeeming about it. This writer would rather not even waste any more words on this nonsense. Violence: Moderate / Profanity: Extreme / Sex/Nudity: Heavy See list of Relevant Issues—questions-and-answers.   Negative
Negative - This was an awful movie! I regret ever stepping foot into the theater. after leaving i felt dirty and humiliated. as a christian i could see little salvation for this movie. i went with a few of my friends and we all left with regret. none of us believed it to be truly funny. I cannot recommend this movie for others who are the children of and love Jesus the Christ.If my own parents had been sitting in the theater with me i would have been extremely embarrassed. but my heavenly Father was with me, and i wished to be anywhere but there. if i had not gone with my friends i would have left. Please read this with sincerity, because i give you my opinion with a heartfelt desire for you to be kept as pure as possible in this world we live in. Negative - This movie is very negative. Neutral
Neutral - I am a Christian, and I would have to disagree with all of the comments said so far about this movie. I found it very funny. The pictures of 'nude' women on the magazine covers, you could not even see, you only knew thats what it was because they said so in the movie. I thought it was a good movie about blending families aswell. The parents did a very good job at making the family one. The only reason that it was a bit offensive is because of the f word. Other than that I think that it had a very good moral to the story. There was no nutidy at all which is a lot better than some PG 13 movies that are showing nutidy now. Positive
Positive - It's Shark Week Dad! Comments from young people
Positive - It was extremely funny but also vulgar, at least it had Will Ferrell and John c.Reilly in it has two idiotic step brothers and one of my favorite scene is when they try making a bunk bed and it falls,but the one scene i did'nt like was the scotrum which was very disgusting. Movie Critics
“…Profanity: Extreme… at least 59 "f" words… Sex/Nudity: Extreme… A married woman forces herself on a man-child character to have sex (with movement and sounds) while the beginning of another sexual encounter is seen, as are some unrelated, pornographic images (female nudity) in magazines and a man's scrotum is briefly seen in close-up.…” “…There is one genuinely funny moment in the movie… When did comedies get so mean? …In its own tiny way, it lowers the civility of our civilization.…” “…looney times two… the unraveling isn't as smartly written as the setup. And because the characters beyond the parents and boys aren't as finely tuned, the film starts to lag.…” “…potty-mouthed picture… Low expectations are the best way to approach ‘Step Brothers’… wildly outrageous comedy… The one mistake ‘Step Brothers’ seems to make—and it does it quite a bit—is beating jokes into the ground…” “…An immature comedy about immaturity—if not retardation.… With such a lame premise, the search for laughs grows more frantic with each passing hum-drum minute. That search takes the movie into cruder and cruder territory with no real payoff except for those who cling to their adolescence.…” “…STEP BROTHERS is mostly an excuse to indulge in vulgar, infantile behavior between two foul-mouthed grown men.…” |
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