Feb 16 2009
The Brothers Solomon
I vaguely remember this movie coming to the theaters and I didn’t see anything in the trailers that interested me enough to fork out $7.50.
Last week I walked past our video store’s discounted movie rack and The Brothers Solomon was on there and I saw enough redeeming qualities on the cover of the DVD to go ahead and make the purchase.
Written by Will Forte, directed by Bob Odenkirk, and staring Will Forte AND Will Arnett! I assumed it was full of socially inept people with far too much self-confidence, and it was, and it was silly, but it was also very funny.
So the plot is ridiculous, don’t worry about it. Two socially inept brothers desperately try to impregnate a woman in order to give their father a reason to keep living. I guess that isn’t so bad, in brief summary, but loads of ridiculousness happens in there. I’ve heard people refer to this as a Dumb and Dumber rehash – WRONG.
The Brothers Solomon was much better than Dumb and Dumber (whose title pretty much sums up the quality of the movie). The Brothers Solomon takes advantage of awkward set-ups and deliveries making for a much smarter movie.
I think if you like The Office, Mr. Show, or Arrested Development, you’ll understand and enjoy The Brothers Solomon.
