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Brothers McMullen, The (1995) Rank 3 Reviews
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San Francisco Chronicle (Peter Stack)
San Francisco Chronicle (Peter Stack)
Mr. Cranky Rates the Movies (Mr. Cranky)
Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
The women's characters are as well drawn as the men's in a splendidly acted film that captures the confusion of love in ways that are ardent, affecting and wonderfully funny. ...read the complete Brothers McMullen movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")
MediaCircus (Anthony Leong)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
`The Brothers McMullen" tells the stories of three Irish-American brothers who are all struggling through relationships with women. ...read the complete Brothers McMullen movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
The movie brings into focus how rare religion and spirituality are in American films. ...read the complete Brothers McMullen movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
It's the sprightly profane dialogue, the dirty talk of the brothers about love and religion, that gives this otherwise old-fashioned comedy (imitative of Woody Allen) a modern feel and winsome drive, keeping it from getting stale. ...read the complete Brothers McMullen movie review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Chad Polenz (Chad Polenz)
Movie Magazine International
Edinburgh U Film Society (Neil Chue Hong)
Tucson Weekly (Zachary Woodruff)
Film Scouts (Leslie Rigoulot)
Reel.com DVD review (Vanessa Vance)
Reel.com
Despite being shot on a next-to-nothing budget, The Brothers McMullen wowed audiences at 1995's Sundance Film Festival (where it won Best Dramatic Feature) and sparked a new trend â the independent "dramedy" aimed at twenty-somethings. Five years ...read the complete Brothers McMullen movie review at Reel.com
Filmdog - (Mike Fisher)
Religion is hardly a factor in romantic relationships in the movies. However, Edward Burns makes it into a big factor in his debut film âThe Brothers McMullenâ (1995). It deals with the love lives of three Irish Catholic brothers living in New York. ...read the complete Brothers McMullen movie review at Filmdog - (Mike Fisher)
Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
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digitallyOBSESSED.com (Kevin Clemons)
Washington Post (Rita Kempley)
This knowing, low-budget comedy will appeal to men, who'll recognize their behavior, but also to women, who'll see it as goosing the gander. ...read the complete Brothers McMullen movie review at Washington Post (Rita Kempley)
DVD Verdict (Gary Militzer)
Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
The romantic troubles of three Irish-Catholic brothers on Long Island don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world. ...read the complete Brothers McMullen movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
Philadelphia City Paper (Cindy Fuchs)
Film Freak Central
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)
Respectable by the tube's standards, even a cut above dumbed-down Hollywood, but hardly the stuff of creative renewal. ...read the complete Brothers McMullen movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)
Cinematter (Matt Williams)
Palo Alto Online (Jim Shelby)
Daily-Reviews.com (Brian Matherly)
Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
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