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Four Brothers

Overview

Genre :

Action

Release Date :

August 12, 2005

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

John Singleton

Starring :

Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, Andre Benjamin, Garrett Hedlund, Terrence Dashon Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Sofia Vergara

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

3 of 4

“..works best as an action flick..”
by Sarah Chauncey [Reel]
3.5 of 5

“..ultimately feels like a genre movie..”
by Robert Denerstein [Denver Rocky Mountain News]
5 of 5

“..the most fun..”
by Rob Alicea [The Cinema Source]
3 of 4

“..swift and shocking..”
by Barbara Vancheri [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
3.5 of 5

“..stunning images and energized performances..”
by Chris Vognar [The Dallas Morning News]
2 of 5

“..so cheesy..”
by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
2.5 of 5

“..scrappy Seventies-throwback B-movie..”
by Marrit Ingman [Austin Chronicle]
“..Recommended..”
by Scott Foundas [L.A. Weekly]
2.5 of 4

“..pure Western movie lore..”
by Akiva Gottlieb [Slant Magazine]
2.5 of 4

“..pure and simple..”
by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
1.5 of 4

“..one of the ugliest, nastiest movies..”
by Jeff Vice [Deseret News, Salt Lake City]
1.5 of 4

“..one huge miscalculation..”
by Daniel Neman [Richmond Times-Dispatch]
6 of 10

“..often quite enjoyable..”
by Joshua Starnes [Comingsoon]
2.5 of 4

“..never more than half successful..”
by Joe Williams [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
“..highly watchable..”
by Kirk Honeycutt [The Hollywood Reporter]
2.5 of 5

“..fulfills audience expectations but fails to surprise..”
by Annlee Ellingson [Boxoffice Magazine]
2 of 4

“..conventional and predictable..”
by Paul Doro [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
2.5 of 4

“..an intriguing tale about the American Dream..”
by James Verniere [Boston Herald]
2 of 5

“..a superficial, overlong melodrama..”
by Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall]
2.5 of 4

“..a good old-fashioned vigilante revenge movie..”
by Kit Bowen [Hollywood]
2.5 of 4

“..a fine and satisfying B-movie..”
by Daniel Fienberg [Zap2it]
3 of 4

“..a "guy's guy" movie..”
by Michael Machosky [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
6 of 10
Reviewed by Julian Boyance [Movie-Vault]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by [E! Online]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Annette Cardwell [Filmcritic]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Amy Biancolli [Houston Chronicle]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Bill Muller [The Arizona Republic]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Glenn Whipp [L.A. Daily News]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Peter Keough [The Boston Phoenix]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press]
Reviewed by Bret McCabe [Baltimore City Paper]

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