2012
Not Rated
Oscilloscope
1 h 38 m

2012
Not Rated
Oscilloscope
1 h 38 m

Summary Recently dumped by his girlfriend, underachiever Alex embarks on an impromptu road trip with his new bandmate, the eccentric Jim. By channeling their inner children and giving a new meaning to the term “lo-fi,” Alex and Jim find their unique style by bringing the sound of children’s instruments to their unsuspecting fans. Playing a serie...

Directed By: Ryan O'Nan

Written By: Ryan O'Nan

2012
Not Rated
Oscilloscope
1 h 38 m

2012
Not Rated
Oscilloscope
1 h 38 m

The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best

Name: The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best
Genre: Comedy, Music
Released: 2012-09-21
Duration: 1 min 38 s
Rating: 54
Cast: Ryan O'Nan, Michael Weston, Arielle Kebbel, Andrew McCarthy, Jason Ritter

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: Ryan O'Nan

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Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews

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Total Film

Sep 16, 2012

Nods to "Hostel" and "Glengarry Glen Ross" make for a cine-literate affair further buffered by a smart cameo from erstwhile Brat Packer Andrew McCarthy.

By Neil Smith FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Sep 27, 2012

Although the sentiment threatens to flatten out an intriguingly nervy vibe, Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best has plenty of rhythmic charm about its responsibility-challenged strivers.

By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW

New York Post

Sep 21, 2012

Initially, this low-budget film writes a lot of checks on the First National Bank of Whimsy, but I was astonished when none of them bounced.

By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW

The Guardian

Sep 16, 2012

The comedy is at odds, perhaps even at war, with the gravitational downward pull of bittersweet seriousness, and the sucrose content is pretty high by the end. But it's an entertaining film.

By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW

Village Voice

Sep 18, 2012

O'Nan and Weston's rapport is engagingly prickly but their "Shins meets Sesame Street" tunes have a tweeness also found in the director's music montages and lens flares. Only in its even-handed treatment of Alex's fundamentalist-Christian brother (Andrew McCarthy) does the film feel like something less than a corny cornucopia of manchildren-grow-up clichés.

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Time Out

Sep 18, 2012

This is strictly an amateur-hour affair.

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Slant Magazine

Sep 20, 2012

The film has, at its source, a pool of affectations that so often constitute, or plague, American indie films--and, perhaps, American culture more generally.

By Diego Semerene FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Brooklyn Brothers 5, Character Brigade, Taggart Productions, TideRock Films

Release Date Sep 21, 2012

Duration 1 h 38 m

Rating Not Rated

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Website http://brooklynbrothersmovie.com/

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Awards

Florida Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Gasparilla International Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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Alex

Michael Weston

Jim

Arielle Kebbel

Cassidy

Andrew McCarthy

Brian

Jason Ritter

Kyle

Wilmer Valderrama

Jason

Christopher McDonald

Jack

Melissa Leo

Sarah

Jake Miller

Jackson

Charles Chu

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Philip Ettinger

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Charlie Hewson

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Mother

Ron Bender

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