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January 01, 2006

Four Brothers - 6

Four adopted delinquents return to Detroit for the funeral of their mother who may have been murdered. They investigate, the cops investigate and gun fighting ensues, the body count rises. The plot is pretty well done with just the right amount of twists and turns that are not completely outrageous. The car chase scene is pure action and doesn't really contribute to the plot. It is a interesting film and the acting is pretty good, Terrence Howard, Mark Wahlberg, Andre 3000, of Outkast are the main names. There are definitely some cliches but overall the film is complex enough to be original.

2 comments:

Jason said...

This is very loosely based off of the western "the Sons of Katie Elder," which is a pretty good film.

Pauli said...

Just checked out this flick, loved it! Didn't think of the connections to SoKE, Jason, nice call. Definitely a well-made film and staged perfectly in Detroit. Really rough scenes violence-wise, but nothing over the top. I think personally the car-chase was great, but I admit I'm rather juvenile in that department.