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Movie Overview
Cast
• Guy Pearce
• Jean-Claude Dreyfus
• Christian Clavier
Director
• Jean-Jacques Annaud
MPAA Rating
PG - mild violence
Two Brothers (2004)

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OFCS Rating: 74% Fresh
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"I'm amazed it's even possible to make an incredible movie like this."  ReelTalk Movie Reviews  Betty Jo Tucker

"The overall quality and timelessness of Two Brothers will guarantee it a long future."  european-films.net  Boyd van Hoeij

B+
"A fun, thoughtful, resourceful adventure for the whole family."  FilmJerk.com  Brian Orndorf

B+
"I defy any animal lover not to tear up with Kumal and Sangha reunite, even if it is a little faux."  AboutFilm.com  Carlo Cavagna

4/5
"[It's] a marvel of filmmaking."  eFilmCritic.com  David Cornelius

A-
"“Two Brothers” is a wildly emotional, surprisingly delightful story of persecution, devotion and the triumphant determination of love."  EDGE Boston  David Foucher

2/4
"There's something awfully disturbing about Two Brothers, and it's not the fact that Guy Pearce is in it."  Reel Film Reviews  David Nusair

C
"Annaud’s tigers are benign."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

B-
"It is merely OK -- tedious for long stretches, but lovely and guileless the rest of the time."  EricDSnider.com  Eric D. Snider

D
"Astonishingly dreadful."  Film Blather  Eugene Novikov

B-
"The animals outact the humans by a considerable margin, but since more attention is given to them, the picture gets by as solid, old-fashioned family entertainment."  One Guy's Opinion  Frank Swietek

5/5
"An extraordinary film about two wild tigers and the human beings who are changed irreparably by their encounters with these magnificent and mysterious creatures."  Spirituality and Practice  Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

3/4
"Two Brothers is like a children’s book come to life, and it’s this summer’s “family film” to beat."  Slant Magazine  Keith Uhlich

B
"Annaud once again harnesses a knack for telling a largely dialogue-free story with mesmerizing, all-natural acting performances from animals."  FilmStew.com  Larry Carroll

B
"The final confrontation...is suspenseful and ironic...[but] the filmmaker should have shown more responsibility in depicting Raoul's interaction with his former pet"  Reeling Reviews  Laura Clifford

7/10
"As with The Bear much of the plot is carried by animal photography, though this film has considerably more human plot. A good family film, and a moving experience."  rec.arts.movies.reviews  Mark R. Leeper

"[A] heartbreaking fable of friendship, family ties, and the human impact on the natural world..."  Flick Filosopher  MaryAnn Johanson

2.5/4
"The very definition of harmless, watchable entertainment. Exactly whether or not that is good enough depends on who you are."  Mr. Brown's Movies  Michael Dequina

2/4
"I was put off by the way the movie anthropomorphizes the tigers."  Aisle Seat  Mike McGranaghan

B
"This is the story of magnificent creatures gorgeously photographed in a story that is quietly told and genuinely touching."  Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies  Nell Minow

3.5/5
"The actors play it straight, clearly aware that the tigers are the stars."  Shadows on the Wall  Rich Cline

B
"wears its conservationist heart on its sleeve but that is not such a bad thing for enlightening family entertainment"  Reeling Reviews  Robin Clifford

C
"Sentimental but openly corny."  Eclipse Magazine  Sean O'Connell

"Noteworthy because it represents a kind of fevered moviemaking insanity that we rarely see these days."  Salon.com  Stephanie Zacharek

B+
"Annaud's skill and subtlety elevate what is basically a fable-like throwback to the sort of live-action features Disney made in the 50s... so far the year's best family film."  Decent Films Guide  Steven D. Greydanus

7/10
"A stunning, visually spectacular fable - and those wondrous little tiger cubs are irresistible."  www.susangranger.com  Susan Granger

"Speaks eloquently to old-fashioned ideas of love, loyalty and decency."  L.A. Weekly  Walter Chaw
OFCS Rating: 74% Fresh
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