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(1 - 29) of 29 OFCS Rating: 52% Rotten Page   1   2/4 "Combining the comic caper film with a calculatedly offbeat, Wes Anderson-inflected brand of drollery, the movie gets both modes wrong."   Slant Magazine   Andrew Schenker C- "Johnson's lube of choice is whimsy, and as the filmmaker pours an endless stream of cutesy behaviors and larger-than-life screenwriting into the stew, Brothers Bloom eventually curdles altogether"   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf 3/5 "burns bright with brilliance before sputtering out in the end"   Filmcritic.com   Chris Barsanti C- "Newbie director Rian Johnson ("Brick") fumbles his self-penned sophomore effort with an incongruously toned con story that is a chore to sit through."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "Overrated as truth may be, in The Brothers Bloom, Penelope (Rachel Weisz) is supposed to signify it."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 82/100 "A fine piece of cinematic legerdemain"   Apollo Guide   Dan Jardine 4/5 "Unlike the con artists the movie depicts, 'The Brothers Bloom' rewards rather than exploits viewers by defying their expectations."   eFilmCritic.com   Dan Lybarger 60/100 "The central characters are not as compelling as they should be, and only Rachel Weisz makes a lasting impact. Despite their best efforts, Ruffalo and Brody are unable to transform their characters into figures worth caring about."   AskMen.com   David Nusair B+ "This is a happy movie, tinged with bits of melancholy, and a joy to watch."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 3/4 "If Rian Johnson took a page from Raymond Chandler for Brick, then it's one of Wes Anderson's eyes he's plucked out for his latest."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress B "The Brothers Bloom doesn't live up to Johnson's debut, true, but few films could. This is hardly a sophomore slump. A movie this engaging, this rigorous, this alive is nothing to complain about."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov "Militantly unenchanting"   CinePassion   Fernando F. Croce D "Notable mostly for its ultra-cutesy style, which smothers the convoluted tale in visual and verbal affectation so heavy that you almost choke on it."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/4 "Scheduling blunders aside, this is worth seeking out because, despite its low profile, it offers the rarity of "summer fun" without the seemingly obligatory "dumb" appended to that descriptor."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/4 "a confident and even touching bit of genre twisting, with its best moments providing plenty of anticipation for what else Johnson has up his sleeve"   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick "The Brothers Bloom may look slight, but as the intricate tricks and twists of it unfold, all of the cunning and cons in it reveal a sincere, beating heart behind the flash and fun."   Cinematical   James Rocchi "Parental Content Review"   Screen It!   Jim Judy "Con man movies aren't easy to pull off, and writer/director Rian Johnson's stylish attempt in 'The Brosthers Bloom' doesn't quite cut it."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   John P. McCarthy 6/10 " The film is fun, but the characters are not well developed. The audience has to be onboard not for the characters but for the twisty ride."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Mark R. Leeper "[A] deliciously clever, convention-busting flick with more soul than you'd expect..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/4 "The four stars keep it a worthwhile watch."   TheMovieReport.com   Michael Dequina "Infinitely pleased with its derivative, fanciful writerly convolutions."   The Screengrab   Nick Schager "Weisz pretty much single-handedly keeps the entire thing afloat with her truly charming and engaging performance."   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 3/5 "Witty and wilfully wacky, this offbeat adventure is good fun to watch, even if we can never quite get in sync with its peculiar rhythms."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline C- "Techs are as expected for a globetrotting adventure yarn. It is too bad that the script was not up to the behind-the-camera work."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 3/4 "Follows an offbeat path to reach that destination, and most will enjoy the journey."   Charlotte Weekly   Sean O'Connell 3/10 "Here's the problem: Mark Ruffalo and Adrien Brody are not Paul Newman and Robert Redford. They'd like to be and the plot has undertones of 'The Sting.' But they aren't - and it isn't."   SSG Syndicate   Susan Granger 7/10 "It's a fine movie to like, although nearly impossible to love. And from the man who gave us the immensely lovable Brick, this is a minor disappointment."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton "The Brothers Bloom"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 29) of 29 OFCS Rating: 52% Rotten Page   1