Rotten
Unremarkably schizophrenic -- half gritty sojourn into the inner-city furnace, half Hollywood brain death.
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice
Four Brothers
They came home to bury mom... and her killer
2005 · 1h 49m · R
Action, Crime
Directed by
John Singleton
Overview
Four adopted brothers return to their Detroit hometown when their mother is murdered and vow to exact revenge on the killers.
Director and cast
- John Singleton Director
- Mark Wahlberg as Bobby Mercer
- Tyrese Gibson as Angel Mercer
- André 3000 as Jeremiah Mercer
- Garrett Hedlund as Jack Mercer
- Terrence Howard as Lt. Green
- Josh Charles as Det. Fowler
- Sofía Vergara as Sofi
- Fionnula Flanagan as Evelyn Mercer
- Chiwetel Ejiofor Cast
- Taraji P. Henson Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Fresh
Four Brothers is a violent, macho story with a perfect feel for the dynamics between four tough guys who will do anything for each other.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten
As long as the action snaps and the violence feels (somewhat) righteous, there'll always be a place for movies such as Four Brothers -- on rainy Saturdays, on TNT.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Rotten
If Four Brothers spent half as much energy making us feel something for its heroes as it spent making us feel nothing for their victims, it would be a far better, and far more engaging, film.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Rotten
Loud, stupid, unrealistic, overdone, without a thought in its ugly little head and kind of enjoyable.
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
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