Review of The Brothers McMullen (1995) by Violet V — 14 Jul 2009

Edward Burns directorial debut. No wonder I love seeing anything he directs, the man is brilliant.

This review of The Brothers McMullen (1995) was written by Violet V on 14 Jul 2009.

The Brothers McMullen has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of The Brothers McMullen

Review of The Brothers McMullen (1995)

By Russ B (1,141) on 21 Aug 2015

This is barely a single star. If I could rate it lower I would. Really bad acting and terrible story…

Read Review

Review of The Brothers McMullen (1995)

By Jezzy A (438) on 15 Dec 2007

Highly funny and amusing at times, though it does tend to drag on occasionally -- though the characters are highly memorable…

Read Review

Review of The Brothers McMullen (1995)

By Candice M (182) on 22 Sep 2008

A good student film. Nice story. Varying degrees of acting. Long cuts. Mediocre sound. Verging on bad lighting. Several technical errors…

Read Review

Review of The Brothers McMullen (1995)

By Eric H (2,898) on 25 Jan 2012

These brothers are not funny, they are not likable, and they don't seem like brothers because of the total lack of chemistry…

Read Review

Review of The Brothers McMullen (1995)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 12 Jul 2017

You don't have to be Catholic, or Irish, or even American, to get it…

Read Review

Review of The Brothers McMullen (1995)

By Brian W (1,331) on 21 Sep 2008

It's been a long time since I saw this, but I liked it. It's one of those rare guy-centered romance movies, and does a good job…

Read Review

Review of The Brothers McMullen (1995)

By Joe I (184) on 14 Mar 2010

The acting is brutal but I love this movie regardless…

Read Review

Review of The Brothers McMullen (1995)

By Nelson P (461) on 06 Mar 2010

If you're not Irish Catholic don't watch this because you'll have absolutely no idea whats going on…

Read Review

Review of The Brothers McMullen (1995)

By Anne Harris (2) for Mr. Showbiz (475) on 31 Jan 2018

If you want to waste a couple of hours, you can surely do much better looking elsewhere…

Read Review

Review of The Brothers McMullen (1995)

By Mike C (1,722) on 16 Jan 2010

Not everyone gets this film, but as an Irish Catholic male, it speaks to me…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Three Colors: White (1994)

By Steve Beard (6) for Empire (3,446) on 01 Mar 1994

Kieslowski plays all this for laughs, and the anti-capitalist satire which fuels Karol's rake's progress remains the most satisfying part of the film…

Read Review

Review of The Limits of Control (2009)

By Michaelb (41) on 02 Oct 2009

Yes, how did he get the backers for this empty nonsense, he obviously didn't show them the rushes…

Read Review

Review of Once Were Warriors (1994)

By Robert N (248) on 28 Mar 2016

A film that's full of the subtle visual tricks film teachers love to point out (character X ruined the life of character Y, and so they stand…

Read Review

Review of True Romance (1993)

By Brandy (12) on 10 Jun 2014

A titanically indulgent mess…

Read Review

Review of The Science of Sleep (2006)

By Steve Rhodes (1,488) for Internet Reviews (1,487) on 27 Sep 2006

A painfully bad film ... This ridiculous art-house nonsense is supposed to be a comedy, but I never laughed nor did I ever even come close to smiling…

Read Review

Review of Dial M for Murder (1954)

By Matt C (2,668) on 28 Nov 2012

To call Dial M for Murder brilliant would be a gross understatement…

Read Review

Review of Insomnia (2002)

By Jakub M (52) on 18 Aug 2014

Very odd, Al Pacino looks terrible, Robin Williams is completely underused, Hilary Swank isn't in the poster. Some nice photography…

Read Review

Review of The Edukators (2004)

By Man J (23) on 23 Oct 2009

Precocious & slacker-cool, the whimsy that is The Edukators takes a long time and a lot of overwrought dialogue to reach an easy-out fizzle…

Read Review

Review of Head-On (2004)

By Zach M (1,354) on 04 Jun 2011

There's this kid from Greek immigrants to Australia. He's gay and doing drugs and has arguments with his dad, and…

Read Review

Review of Human Nature (2001)

By Bob Strauss (787) for Los Angeles Daily News (1,272) on 11 Apr 2002

Smug and lacking in invention, it's just the opposite of Malkovich's enthralling mixture of behavioral acuity and brilliantly bizarre plotting…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Dark Waters

2019

76%68 Reviews

Barbarian

2022

72%115 Reviews

A Simple Favor

2018

69%617 Reviews

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

83%1,378 Reviews

Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021

79%458 Reviews

Alien: Covenant

2017

61%1,909 Reviews

Past Lives

2023

84%62 Reviews

Dune

2021

77%276 Reviews

The Prodigy

2019

53%39 Reviews

Bullet Train

2022

66%170 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

The Brothers McMullen

1995

66%83 Reviews

Await Further Instructions

2018

39%37 Reviews

Extreme Prejudice

1987

60%69 Reviews

Urban Legends: Final Cut

2000

32%325 Reviews

Licorice Pizza

2021

74%155 Reviews

Parenthood

1989

75%603 Reviews

Corner Office

2023

54%11 Reviews

Cinderella

2013

73%764 Reviews

The Church

2018

36%28 Reviews

Cheaper by the Dozen

1950

61%444 Reviews