Review of The Brother from Another Planet (1984) by Ross L — 29 Dec 2009

This film is so quirky and weird that I almost love it. In fact, there were a ton of things I loved about it: the sick score which consisted of synthfunk, gospel, sometimes bordering on avant-garde; the unconventional cinematography and editing; the pair of creepy white guys who were absolutely, hilariously brilliant; the eyeball; the card trick; the random video game montage in the middle; and the silent protagonist.

The problem with this movie is the fact that it has no plot; unfortunately, there are a lot of events in this movie, but nothing really ties it into a strong cohesive whole. Moreover, while some of the dialogue is hilarious, a lot of it is pointless and sometimes annoying.

Regardless, I think I enjoyed this film way more than the rating I have given it and think it deserves, and I think the elements of the film which I pointed out are well worth giving Brother From Another Planet a watch!