Review of The Brothers McMullen (1995) by David S — 22 Jun 2007

Love Ed Burns. Great writing, charcters, story. Funny as hell.

This review of The Brothers McMullen (1995) was written by David S on 22 Jun 2007.

The Brothers McMullen has generally received positive reviews.

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See this if you got a couple of hours to spend in some other families lives. Worth the time. I really can't put my finger on it…

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I seriously felt he could have found some better actresses and the ending really kind of dissappointing…

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