Review of Our Idiot Brother (2011) by John D — 18 Aug 2013

Not bad (though I do have complaints), I was consistently entertained, it gives you some laughs and some drama- but I really don't feel like I completely "get" this movie. Paul Rudd would have been more likable to me if he wasn't so inconsistent.

He's really dumb in one scene, but not dumb enough in others- or not dumb at all at times, just peculiar. The movie ended, I still didn't know who he was. Some trials occur in a very orderly, coincidental fashion- but they're wrapped up in such a simplistic and predictable way.

The movie puts a huge emphasis on "honesty," but doesn't give us an honest look at what would probably really happen in it's given circumstances. More than anything, it shows that honesty can lead you to a lot of pain, then a mildly happy montage, then (for some reason) an attachment to your brother who got you in that mess in the first place.