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  • Summary: In an attempt to reinvent his career, actor Dax Shepard makes the rash decision to abandon comedy in pursuit of his true dream: to become an internationally renowned martial arts star. With no formal martial arts training or adequate funding for his “blockbuster” action movie script, Dax enl enlists the help of his buddies including producer Nate Tuck and actors Tom Arnold and Bradley Cooper. Together, they fight to realize Dax’s true passion while facing rejection at every turn. With maniacal conviction, Dax journeys on a bizarre but hilarious path that becomes increasingly nonsensical and destructive, all at the expense and exploitation of his personal and professional relationships. (Tribeca Film) Collapse
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  1. Positive: 0 out of 7
  2. Negative: 5 out of 7
  1. Reviewed by: Dennis Harvey
    Sep 6, 2011
    50
    It's an easy watch that nonetheless consistently feels like a grazing blow rather than a knockout.
  2. Reviewed by: Gary Goldstein
    Sep 6, 2011
    30
    Sure, this frequently improvised spoof isn't intended to be taken seriously, but it's also not funny or incisive enough to counter the unappealing persona the actor-comedian has concocted here: an impulsive, clueless narcissist on a journey to reinvent himself as an action star.
  3. Reviewed by: Andy Webster
    Sep 8, 2011
    30
    The career of the actor Dax Shepard hasn't skyrocketed, but neither has it sputtered...Brother's Justice, his flailing, ultralow-budget directorial debut, will not accelerate his professional trajectory.
  4. Reviewed by: Eric Hynes
    Sep 6, 2011
    20
    Outside of a few spirited celebrity cameos - Favreau seems convincingly affronted by Dax's ineptitude, Bradley Cooper gamely tussles with him on a suburban lawn - this meta-vanity project isn't funny so much as counterproductive. It's no less a work of wankery for winking at us.

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