Brothers Review  

BROTHERS - WARRIOR the movie which has been remade as Brothers is one of my favorite Hollywood…  

BROTHERS - WARRIOR the movie which has been remade as Brothers is one of my favorite Hollywood action film. And the reason why i liked it because it has fights choreographed so well that they looked real ,no CGI , no weapons only real fight . And i was excited when i heard that Karan Malhotra is remaking it who made such a delightful Agneepath remake. But i was scared with the question that can Bollywood make those fights look as good as compared to the Hollywood version . Then again the movie has been produced by Dharma production and FOX stars , they could have easily hired a Hollywood action director . But that's not the case. I guess they have thought keeping the budget low will be the good idea. Or may be they have thought Indian audience doesn't have high standard on 'One on One MMA' fights. But they forgot that Indian youth is totally opened to Hollywood movies . Our standards are high now , I my self is not satisfied with this. Not a single good fight was their. In all the action sequences the Camera and the Background music are shaking much more then the Fighter themselves , just for making the fighting intense which actually are not good at all . Its like Come On Man i have seen Akhsay doing better moves in non action films , he is not that old for being incapable of doing action scenes.. Its totally the fault of action choreographer , in fact even in 90s Akhsay have done better then this. In one scene Shidharth's character just punch his opponent's chin and the opponent who was double of his weight lost the fight on that single punch.. That scene was not at all believable , instead i was laughing on it , as it was just done because same has been done in the Hollywood version , the only difference is that the physic what Tom Hardy had in WARRIOR was much better , and with his great expression his punch was believable. Here is one more , in another fight one fighter just kick his opponent and his opponent flies 4 metre away to the cage boundary. Does that really happens in real world. But wait m not finished , in a sequence a Chinese fighter did a move in the air(which was yes correctly done) and Akshay dodges it by sliding down , that scene is so badly edited that its clearly visible the move and the dodge has been done separately and than both the scenes has been combined to show together. I mean why to do such scenes which you cant show correctly. Why not just stay on the ground and use your hands and legs to punch and kick and dodge like Martial Arts does. That's better to watch as compared to computer effect and flying with the help of rope. And yes the last fight between brothers which everyone has been waiting. My god , with Brothers India has beaten its own record of being melodramatic . Earlier we have seen Melodrama in emotional and romantic scenes but in Brothers you will see Melodrama in an action scene. Seriously saying , it all depend on how much your standards are high with action sequences , if you don't watch Hollywood film , don't know much about how real MMA fight look like then you have like the fights in brothers as i have seen people blowing whistle in there . All the above things i have written was just about the second half from which i had great expectations . But the first half was even worse. All the back story in Warrior which has been discussed by two brothers in it withing 10 mins has been shown in long 1 hr in this Bollywood version. Which could have been good if not stretched so long. "Why not to concentrate on MMA if the movie is made on it" , "o wait Indian audience like back stories and tear jerking moments , so let fill the whole first half with sad melodramatic scenes". In between that long stretched first half there were two beautifully picturized songs 'Sapna Jahan'  

No offense is taken if you have opted for a plot full of hard clichés but treating it like one is…  

No offense is taken if you have opted for a plot full of hard clichés but treating it like one is a big bad crime. And Karan Malhotra is a serious offender of doing so in his official remake of WARRIOR- a punch full fighting action drama from Hollywood. In fact, he has been accused of the same in his first venture AGNEEPATH- another remake, this time of a Bollywood blockbuster. Thankfully, the 100 Cr indemnity at the box-office saved him from facing the heat. My prayers go straight to him for his latest sin. BROTHERS is as painful as the heavy and heartless punches in the ring could possibly hurt a regular man. It is so formulaic in its melodramatic emotions and in the laziest cinematic treatment that as an evolved movie-watcher, you would feel disgusted, snubbed and insulted for whatever intellect you could bring along. And the worst part is, you pay for it. Catholics are the most ill-treated (in their standard portrayal) and idly-written characters in any typical Bollywood film. You don't need to ask for their names or surnames as they are all the same. Any Fernandez or Braganza will do. Even David and Maria are a better connect. And then, put the holy-cross all around in as many ways you can. Tattoos look cool, on Catholics. They can be freely shown drinking their guts out. Isn't it a must in their religion? Putting merely a 'Man' at the end of a sentence and replacing every other word with its English translation in a Hindi sentence will positively end all the doubts of them being a Fernandez or Braganza or a D'Souza. If you are being impatient to typecast the Catholics, you sure should rush to Karan Malhotra. He is the one-point source to anything and everything related to them. He is the next Mahesh Bhatt in this particular field of interest. Now, let's look at the plot. The alcoholic Senior Fernandez (Jackie Shroff) is released from the jail after serving a life term for accidentally murdering his loving wife (Shefali Shah). He is the man seeking redemption for his sin. So, the tears need to be constantly in supply whether it is the matter of 'khushi' or 'gham'. By the way, fighting is the family game of the Fernandez. The elder Fernandez (Akshay Kumar) has left it long back for the sake of his family and is now leading a regular low life. The real Fernandez (Jacqueline) plays the better-half of the reel Fernandez. What a cheesy trivia! The younger and step-Fernandez (Another Malhotra, Siddharth) is angry, very angry. Enters Mr Braganza, the filthy Lalit Modi of MMA (Mixed Martial Art) league! The hunt for the champion of the league will also witness the biggest clash in Indian fighting scene. It is blood against blood. Gavin O'Connor's WARRIOR was a perfect film for Karan Malhotra to remake. One could smell from miles as how he is going to adopt it. The melodrama is on its highest. People cry, shout and walk like zombies-on the-loose to release and reveal their stressed present and stormed past. The writing is all impudent, brazen and audacious, especially in the second half where running commentary of the event covers the most of the part. Songs are relatively more comforting and that doesn't include one of the most the nonsensical and nasty item songs featuring Kareena Kapoor Khan. My takeaway from these dance numbers is the fact that no matter how titillating they are in nature, the people around in the song don't bother to 'bother' the lady in the middle. How gentle, polite and tender Indian Men in front of camera can be! At the end, I know it is not the end. Many have taken an oath to keep the histrionics of old bollywood clichés alive till they are in business. Karan Malhotra is just one of them. The other Karan (Johar) I am sure will get busy in finalizing the deal of another remake for him, soon after confirming BROTHERS' weekend collection at the box-office. Brothers in crime! If you don't want to fight with your conscience, use your right to stay away!  

A remake of the 2011 Hollywood film Warrior, 'Brothers', despite some powerful moments, is A…  

A remake of the 2011 Hollywood film Warrior, 'Brothers', despite some powerful moments, is A Melodramatic Mess! Its an emotionally manipulated ride, that only works in limited doses. While it borrow's Warrior's premise, it somehow, fails to borrow its soul! 'Brothers' Synopsis: Two estranged brothers, with a haunting childhood, face each other on a MMA battleground, with their Father by their side. 'Brothers' has a nice first-hour, where the emotional heft of its characters leaves an impression. You can feel the inner anger  

Brothers is the official remake of the Hollywood blockbuster "Warriors", Lions Gate the producer of…  

Brothers is the official remake of the Hollywood blockbuster "Warriors", Lions Gate the producer of the original have come on board to produce the remake , giving Brothers more of an authentic touch. Bothers summed up is pretty much Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Ghum meets MMA. Its an emotional bloody saga. While in the first half the story is set up with a lot of character development ,and emotional scenes that gets your tears rolling. The 2nd half however is full of fast paced,adrenaline pumping, bone crunching action. Brothers is by far the best technical action film ever made in India. We have never seen MMA aka mixed martial arts fighting on screen in India. From Karate, to boxing , to just free style fighting we see it all. And the fight choreography is amazing, making the fights look 100% real. One is left in awe from the fights. You will be left clapping in the 2nd half and climax. The films story starts of with Gary Fernandez coming out of all jail to realize that only one of his sons Monty is there to pick him up. As the story goes forward we realize that Gary was an ex fighter and so is his younger son Monty. His older son David on the other hand is a physics teacher, who is married and has a daughter who is ill with a kidney disease. David was also an ex fighter and is now strapped for money. When the film goes into a flashback we realize that David doesn't talk to his dad anymore because his dad accidentally killed his mother in a drunk state. We also find out that Monty is his step brother who he also thinks is responsible for his mothers death. Back in the present David who is strapped for cash starts street fighting again,and because of that loses his job. Monty on the other hand is full of anger for his brother, and hates his dads love for his brother. Then comes up the first MMA fighting championship in India R2F aka right too fight. Monty joins the tournament to prove himself,and David joins it to get money to finance his daughter illness so she can get a kidney transplant. This forms the crux of the remaining plot, to know more rush to the theatres. Acting wise brothers was casted perfectly. Akshay Kumar steals the show as David. He has a restrained performance, but you can see the fire in his eyes. His action scenes leave you in awe. Siddarth Malhotra gets less screen time but he is good, but he doesn't do many complex fights as akki, he transformation is commendable however. Jackie Shroff gets one of his career best roles, and in the emotional scenes he leaves you with tears in your eyes. Jacqueline Fernandez is great in her de glam role, she actual gets a chance to act and does well.Kiran Kumar and Ashtoush Rana are apt.The rest MMA fighter perform amazing action. Dir Karan Malhotra after Agneepath has made a great film. But where the film lacks is that some points the emotional scenes seem wooden, and does not evoke feeling they should.The films pace could have been better if film had a tighter edit. However a couple of others pluses are the great cinematography, Mumbai looked beautiful and the apt music, especially the blooding pumping brothers anthem. Overall Brothers is the perfect remake of warriors for the Indian audience, its got solid emotional scenes the will leave you with tears, there is some of best action seen in a Indian film and the acting is just superb. A couple setbacks withstanding, brothers is a winner, a blockbuster in the making! 3.5/5* or 7/10  

So its an official remake of Hollywood flick Warrior..Really?? Well its hard to believe Because not…  

So its an official remake of Hollywood flick Warrior..Really?? Well its hard to believe Because not in a single frame this movie is even half as close to Tom hardy" warrior.i never had a huge expectation from this movie but still i went in the theater with mixed expectation since i had really liked warrior.Where warrior was very well written and executed,brothers on the other hand lacks that treatment.Warrior was so intelligent and brothers is so dumb.Till the movie reaches interval,we all were wondering what is actually happening and then the second half came which was even more dumber.It has a weak plot that did not progress and eventually it collapsed down under its own weight offering just some blood shedding action scenes,but i would recommend you to watch TNA any time.This movie is simply avoidable,go and watch warrior instead.The music is also very boring and couldn't hold well for the movie,Siddharth had tried to act hard but all in vain.Its unimaginative how such a bowl of movie can be made from a movie like warrior.LAst time the combination of Karan Malhotra and Karan Johar worked well for Agneepath,but sadly it could not happen this time.  

For starters, brothers is the official remake of the critically acclaimed American sports drama…  

For starters, brothers is the official remake of the critically acclaimed American sports drama Warrior. The good thing is that the remake retains some of the key scenes from the original but fails to create the same impact. Like the one where Garson gets drunk and Monty puts him to sleep. The same scene in the original had great emotional value but same cannot be said over here. Brothers takes a 'beating' (pun intended) due to its languid pace. The first half indulges itself into establishing the characters and their back story. It could've been well short by 20 minutes. Director Karan Malhotra does a good job with the back story. The first half also includes a meaningless item number which is only there to show that there can be a sequel to Chikni Chameli too. The films picks up pace in the second half when the championship starts. The fights are well choreographed and chances are that you'll be clapping at some points while David is fighting. As far as the performances are concerned, Siddharth Malhotra does not quite sport the physique Tom Hardy had and also fails to express that vexation. He does do well in a few scenes. Jackie Shroff is good in his role but again nowhere close to Nick Nolte's nuanced performance which earned him an Oscar Nomination. His dialogues become inaudible sometimes, and his mannerism get repetitive. Jacqueline Fernandez is adequate in a de glam look and the supporting cast also is okay barring A very annoying Raj Zutshi. But the film rests on the shoulders of Akshay Kumar. The actor looks the part with a dashing salt pepper look and gives an excellently restrained performance. He owns the film. He exudes such warmth and helplessness in The final bout with his Brother. Although the final bout could've been better. A special mention for the background score for infusing life into the proceedings. I'm going with 2 out of 5 for director Karan Malhotra's Brothers. The film lacks tear jerking moments and is a bit too long. Watch it for Akshay Kumar's sincere performance.  

If you look close, one in every four movies from akshay kumar is a remake, yet he fails at this one…  

If you look close, one in every four movies from akshay kumar is a remake, yet he fails at this one terribly. It goes without saying Sidharth Malhotra is no TOM HARDY. Akshay Kumar can be credited for 10% of what Joel Edgerton did. The movie starts out at very slow pace and fails very bluntly when it picks it up. Actors work is not commendable but they did make an effort for their looks, female leads are mere props. Jackie Schroff plays a pretty good drunk, maybe he was when did those shoots. Story is similar to WARRIORS with the few shakes here and there you expect from bollywood. All in all, there are better things I could've done over the weekend instead of watching this grand faliure of a remake like FINDING THE MISSING EMPIRE OF ATLANTIS or SEARCING FOR ALIENS.  

BROTHERS Review- After watching trailer i was thinking,why did they give 'Brothers' title to this…  

BROTHERS Review- After watching trailer i was thinking,why did they give 'Brothers' title to this film. Now i got my answer after watching this movie. A complete mixture of good story quite interesting screenplay good listen-able music family emotions and kick ass action scenes. Movie starts very slow, took almost first 30 minutes to settle as if we can easily watch movie after half an hour. Then movie takes pace, involved us in their story and suddenly interval appears. 1st half left us with excitement what will happen in 2nd half and then 2nd half glued us to our seats till the end. 2nd half never drags for a minute. Martial art training scenes, fighters fight and little bit thrills completely immersed everyone in the movie. But i really think the climax could have been better don't know why makers did not think about any other way to end the movie. Anyways its not that important cause these things are avoidable. Acting wise Akshay Kumar and Siddhart Malhotra both delivers power packed performances. I repeat both delivers power packed performances not quality performances cause their characters was made to do so. We all have seen Akshay doing martial arts many times before but this time its much bigger and Siddhart also joins him this time. Jackie shines all the way with his old dramatic role. Jaqueline role is small she didn't got too much to do but still whatever she has done is quite okay. Other star cast were strictly okay. Music is not huge hit but each and every song is situational so leaves much better impact. 'Gaaye Ja' sounds one of the most melodious song in its particular scene. 'Mary' is catchy massy song and plays much better in theater. Overall a fairly good music to movie's genre. Screenplay was very loose in 1st half but very tight in 2nd half. Movie runtime is 155 minutes long and its not useful at all. They could have easily reduced it by 10-15 minutes. Direction is fairly good, He already had remake in hand so he doesn't have anything to try any experience. Still he has made a fairly watchable movie. Overall a good entertaining family drama with never seen before martial arts in bollywood. Its like experiencing fighting show in theater. I don't think anyone will leave theater with disappointment. Being an Akshay fan i say its must watch movie but being neutral i say its not must watch but definitely an one time watch for all. Only kids and senior citizens can skip it otherwise its for all ages and for all kind of audience. Go and watch this 1 time watchable entertainer and enjoy your time. 7* stars by me :) (y)