7/10
Popcorn and Dead Bird
2 January 2008
"The Brothers Solomon", while quite funny, could be compared to "popcorn and dead bird".

Much of it is laugh-out-loud-funny in a bit of a commercial, "popcorn" kind of way, and much of it lays inert on the ground like the proverbial "dead bird". "Dead bird" is somehow proverbial, isn't it? I mean, you've got the Phoenix, and maybe the Raven (was the raven dead? I can't remember)... but that's not really the thing I'm talking about here... Oh well... Nevermind.

Awkward pause.

So anyway, the actors Will Arnett and Will Forte (also the writer) were fabulous in their perpetually upbeat cluelessness! The story was sweet, completely absurd (which is a good thing, in my opinion), and full of every possible type of comic hilarity. I just found the pacing a little bit too uneven to give it a higher rating (sorry guys!!!).

This movie most certainly won't appeal to everyone, but if you enjoy extreme silliness (as I do!), you probably won't be disappointed by this kooky, stupid, sweet, and utterly ridiculous film.
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