Fresh
Unremittingly juvenile and irredeemably funny.
Tom Charity, CNN.com
Overview
Brennan Huff and Dale Doback might be grown men. But that doesn't stop them from living at home and turning into jealous, competitive stepbrothers when their single parents marry. Brennan's constant competition with Dale strains his mom's marriage to Dale's dad, leaving everyone to wonder whether they'll ever see eye to eye.
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54%
Tomatometer
Fresh
On its own terms, Step Brothers is hilarious. But it's a shame that the filmmakers didn't have more faith in the audience. Why resort to gross-out tactics when your premise is strong enough to allow for a more sophisticated approach?
Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fresh
Despite some obvious flaws, 'Step Brothers' remains a hugely enjoyable, well-constructed slice of lowbrow Saturday night entertainment, leaving Ferrell's position as the reigning king of US comedy secure for a while longer.
Tom Huddlestone, Time Out
Rotten
Don't watch it on an airplane, don't check it out on cable, don't walk past the bargain basement bin where it's been sold.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Fresh
Brideshead Revisited, it turns out, deserves a revisit.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
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