The Brothers Solomon Movie
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They want to put a baby in you.
A pair of well-meaning, but socially inept brothers try to find their perfect mates in order to provide their dying father with a grandchild.
| Will Arnett | John Solomon |
| Will Forte | Dean Solomon |
| Chi McBride | James |
| Kristen Wiig | Janine |
| Malin Akerman | Tara |
| Lee Majors | Ed Solomon |
| Michael Ormsby | Young John Solomon |
| Bob Odenkirk | Jim Treacher |
| Sam Lloyd | Dr. Spencer |
| Charles Chun | Dr. Wong |
| Ryun Yu | Dr. Wang |
| Bill Hader | Recumbent Biker |
| Jenna Fischer | Michelle |
| Susanne Wright | Erica |
| Derek Waters | Video Store Clerk |
| Bob Odenkirk |
5.00 out of 10 (922 votes)
Visitor Reviews
Don't ever watch this movie!
posted on 31 Jul 2009I have been a member of IMDb for several years and I have never been so inspired to write a movie comment before. From the very start, The Brother's Solomon made me sick to my stomach. It's tough to put into words how bad this movie was, but I'll try. The two actors that were cast for this appalling plot were so clearly lacking in any kind of talent that it made home movies of my dog taking a dump look like a Steven Spielberg Oscar-winning classic. How in the World is this movie allowed to exist? The actors suck, it wasn't funny (except for how bad it was), and it was almost impossible for me to sit through. It was clearly a rip off of Dumb and Dumber minus any opportunity for laughter. If your friend says, "Hey, wanna see The Brother's Solomon?" Your answer will be, "F$%K NO! I'd rather be eaten alive by a flock of ebola-ridden seagulls." Friends don't let friends watch this turd of a movie. The past is the past and I can't change the fact that I saw this movie. I wish I could get my 93 minutes back but Bob Odenkirk and Will Forte stole them. Fortunately, I wrote this and hopefully you take my advice to heart and forget about ever seeing this movie. You're welcome.
Worst movie I've ever seen
posted on 27 Jul 2009I rented this movie with my girlfriend because we just wanted to watch a no-brainer comedy. Was I amazed to find that you really need to have no brains to actually like this movie. It starts off with an incredibly long intro, names rolling and showing the bling-bling smiley heads of the two main characters all the time. I guess the reason they showed the names before the movie started and not afterward, is because the makers knew that people would leave the theater before the movie was over.OK the movie starts. We see how amazingly stupid the two brothers are. But not in a Dumb and Dumber kind of way. No, these guys are just really, really, unbelievably stupid. They mess up the jokes by their plain looks and when there's room for a great joke, the makers totally mess it up by massively overdo it. (See the plane-banner joke...) There was one moment I started to smile and that was when this rotten tomato of a movie was finally over! How anyone can rate this movie higher than 2 stars is a mystery to me.
Strange Little Movie
posted on 15 Jun 2009Like other reviewers said, the opening titles of this movie will pretty much predict if you're going to like it or not.My thoughts were, WTF was this? And indeed, that was my opinion of the movie after finishing it.Two weird brothers look for a baby so that their dying father can see his grandson. Laughter ensues? Sometimes. They act like a washed-out crossover between "Dumb & Dumber" and the "Butabi" brothers (which, BTW I dearly missed here). John (Will Arnett)'s behavior, with women in particular, is either hilarious or annoying.If the two main characters had been replaced with more 'suitable' (I don't want to say 'talented') comedians this movie would have been much better. The hollow script relies on physical gags and the brothers weird-but-supposedly-funny behavior. I really like Will Forte in SNL, and here he is bearable. However, to do what Will Arnett attempted to do here, you need to have a funny face. Some actors have it and some don't - Will Ferrell and Jim Carrey come to mind. Arnett certainly doesn't, and comes across as a psychopath rather than a funny guy making a fool of himself. It's not funny - it's uncomfortable and embarrassing. If that was their objective, it worked.This movie certainly has a style of its own, however. James provides some extra laughs, but I suspect most people will be turned-off by the dry nature of the humor here.4/10
Forced Humor But Some Good Moments
posted on 11 Jun 2009Brothers Solomon for me is filled with many conditional likes.I wouldn't call this bad but for a comedy some of the humor seemed really forced as if the actors themselves don't even truly believe everything they say. The leading duo Arnett and Forte do have good chemistry and have some good deadpans. But I think they could deliver the lines more naturally or at least more fluidly. They try for energy to show the characters' eternal optimism but often end up only pulling some gags to the extreme and losing some of the visual quirks that can be expressed with less time and effort.Plus the absence of even ambient soundtrack for most of the film actually detracts from the film's world than focus. I get a feeling of dead space. Added to the soundtrack quirk, the strange semi-graininess of the film print gives the impression that the film should be set in the 1970s more than the 21st century (whether that was intentional I don't know).*spoiler* The one that steals the show more but don't see as often is the surrogate mother Janine (Wiig), who's best scene I think is when she stands up for the brothers to get the girl Tara (played smoothly by Ackerman BTW) off her ass and go out with the brothers to celebrate. When the girl refused, she turns around and sticks her tongue out at the snobby girl and leaves. This scene though simple and obviously would look boring on paper is important to the plot of the mother accepting the brothers and so naturally played out by Wiig that I the viewer fully believe and agree with her. Plus the subsequent scenes with Forte's Solomon hearing it on the baby monitor and later confronting lovestruck Arnett's Solomon is one of the dramatic highlights. Maybe they should do drama instead. ;) *end spoiler*Ultimately, I love the chemistry and the concept but feel a little forced to accept the film's reality instead of sliding in and enjoying the whole atmosphere. The brothers were meant to be cheerful optimists but I get more the feeling of ludicrous jumping beans... with a lot of heart.I put aside my disbelief at their actions and enjoyed the show. If you do the same you'll enjoy it too. On 3...
Popcorn and Dead Bird
posted on 07 Jun 2009"The Brothers Solomon", while quite funny, could be compared to "popcorn and dead bird".Much of it is laugh-out-loud-funny in a bit of a commercial, "popcorn" kind of way, and much of it lays inert on the ground like the proverbial "dead bird". "Dead bird" is somehow proverbial, isn't it? I mean, you've got the Phoenix, and maybe the Raven (was the raven dead? I can't remember)... but that's not really the thing I'm talking about here... Oh well... Nevermind.Awkward pause.So anyway, the actors Will Arnett and Will Forte (also the writer) were fabulous in their perpetually upbeat cluelessness! The story was sweet, completely absurd (which is a good thing, in my opinion), and full of every possible type of comic hilarity. I just found the pacing a little bit too uneven to give it a higher rating (sorry guys!!!).This movie most certainly won't appeal to everyone, but if you enjoy extreme silliness (as I do!), you probably won't be disappointed by this kooky, stupid, sweet, and utterly ridiculous film.
Stupid
posted on 04 Apr 2009Stupid, and I do mean stupid, tale of two home school raised social misfits with high IQ's who want to give their comatose dying father a grandchild, but are unable to get any woman to go out with them.Bob Odenkirk should keep this occasionally-very occasionally-funny but incredibly stupid movie off his resume if he ever wants to have sex again since its insulting to pretty much everyone. I don't know who's idea it was to make this movie but its yet another Jerk rip off that goes nowhere new. Yes, some of it is funny-the sky message bit at the end for example, but over all it just doesn't work, probably because the two main characters are clearly so stupid as to be believed. Only worth seeing if you stumble on it
Strange, yet mildly funny
posted on 31 Mar 2009Will Forte and Will Arnett make for a duo of blubbering idiots. These two go out of their way to make things as crazy and difficult as possible. Who ever heard of going to Craigslist and hiring somebody to have your baby? Well, maybe you have but I have not.The 'boys' go all out and I mean all out. The hospital equipment in the apartment, the over-done baby's room, the super-long skywriting. All of it was original and somewhat funny.Its not a bad movie. But a third Will, Will Ferrell, would have made it 10X better. Heck, even adding Bill Cosby would have made it better. But I doubt he would have allowed himself to be in this after Leonard Part 6. Overall, slightly above average. "C+"
a new version of the dumb and dumber movies
posted on 27 Mar 2009This movie reminded me a lot of Dumb and Dumber. Two dumb brothers that have no luck with the ladies decide they need to have a child for their comatose father. They are annoying and quite disgusting at times. This movie was not laugh out loud funny, but was amusing at times. I really liked the airplane banner at the end. That was funny. In the beginning they buy women groceries in hopes of getting phone numbers. But no such luck. One of the brothers ask a woman to marry him on the first date. They just don't get the dating game. But of course think they are cool. There were many more silly things throughout the film.FINAL VERDICT: This is for people who like all those silly Jim Carrey films. So check it out, if you fall in that category.
Incredibly FUNNY
posted on 13 Feb 2009I rented this movie, not expecting all that much, although I am a big fan of Bob Odenkirk's work. But frankly, the whole family laughed their asses off, popcorn and dead bird definitely being a highlight, with the sky banner scene near the end being a close runner-up. This is pure comedy, close to Dumb and Dumber territory, but without the standard movie heist/love interest subplots that Hollywood puts into comedies like this to get "normal people" to watch them. This is the rare comedy that doesn't compromise on its mission, which accounts for the various "stupid" write-off reviews you'll see here in the user comments. This is one of those love-it-or-hate-it situations, and we're in the love-it camp. It's obviously not for everyone, and, I have to say, a lot of it was horribly lit, but if you're a fan of Mr. Show and St. Elmo's Fire, you might find this as hilarious as we did.
Lame
posted on 10 Jan 2009This was kind of a test watch, the first film I watched through Netflix's instant watch option. I didn't expect this film to be that good, and I didn't want to waste a place in my queue for it. My instincts were correct about the film's quality. Bob Odenkirk, one of the funniest men who ever lived, hasn't had great success as a director. This film is unbelievably sloppy in both its script and its editing. I rarely notice editing mistakes, but they're rampant here. Everything would be forgiven, of course, if the film were funny. The Brothers Solomon has its moments, but, in general, it's lame. Will Arnet and Will Forte play too socially stunted brothers who want to have a baby before their coma-afflicted father passes. After failing to land women who would willingly have their children, they find a woman (Kristen Wiig) who is willing to do it for money. I can come up with a lot of things wrong with this picture. For example, Will Arnet is too much of an alpha male type to play a hopeless loser. Plus, as that alpha male type, he's better suited to jerk roles. It can be hard, if not impossible, to root for him. And Forte is funny enough on Saturday Night Live, but he never stood out. He comes off as weaker than Arnet, and, even if I'm not laughing at Arnet, he ends up burying Forte. Wiig is usually a pretty funny gal, but she's cast here as the straight man. The only actor who consistently gets laughs is Chi McBride as Wiig's enormous African American boyfriend with a foul mouth. Swears may be cheap laughs, but when watching a comedy with a dearth of laughs, I'll take the cheap ones.
Strangely disappointing and hollow
posted on 05 Dec 2008I was rather excited to see this, loving Will Forte and Will Arnet, and I tried to like it, but it still fell short. The pacing is bizarre, with really fast actions sometimes, but also slow and uncomfortable scenes such as Will Arnet's character eating in the hallway, which wasn't funny at all. I did laugh a fair amount of times though, and the Wills can be quite charming but it still just seems empty, never really rewarding the audience for watching it. The supporting cast is mediocre at best, not working well enough with Forte and Arnet. Go ahead and watch it, but more than likely you'll be disappointed just like I was. It is destined to be forgotten.
So funny that I watched it twice in a row
posted on 10 Oct 2008I had rather low expectations for this movie based on the IMDb rating. I was more than pleasantly surprised. This movie was extremely funny but does require an outside-the-box sense of humor. I rarely watch a movie twice in a row (I think Finding Nemo or O Brother Where Art Thou was the last time), but I could not help seeing this one a second time. In fact, I'm getting so excited as I write this review that I may go watch it again.Before you decide to watch this movie, realize that your enjoyment of The Brothers Solomon will hinder on these qualifications: 1. You probably should already appreciate the work of Will Arnett and Will Forte. 2. You don't care at all about the quality of the plot. 3. You are willing to tolerate the fact that many components of the plot are very unrealistic.
Soooooo Bad
posted on 04 Oct 2008I try and like all comedies I watch, I appreciate that it's not easy to be funny and therefore they should be given a fair chance. So I watched this all the way through and felt like crying at the end. Not because it's emotional, but because I had literally wasted $6 hiring it. The only good things I can say about this film is the fact that Tara is Hot, James saves the comedy aspect of it, and that the "Magic Numbers" song during the end credits is one of the best songs committed to film for a long time. I'm sorry to slate the actors, but Will Ferrel, Jim Carrey, John C. Riley, Paul Rudd, Steve Carrell, literally ANYONE, would have been better in this film then the two Wills. I only hired it because the advert before another film I'd hired seemed relatively funny, I will try my hardest not to make the same mistake twice.
What A Let Down
posted on 26 Sep 2008I have to say that I was very let down with The Brothers Soloman. I watched the trailer a bunch of times and thought this movie might be entertaining. The two brothers are both stupid. They are not very entertaining. This comedy is just dumb humor and is just that. There is no smart jokes or intelligent character's. The story line is completely unbelievable in every way. The story line is slightly funny. I think the funniest scene was the one from the trailer where they are trying to get the little girl into there car at the local park. It makes them look like a bunch of old gross pedophiles which is about the funniest part of this stupid movie. I actually paid to rent this movie and suggest anyone else not to waste there money on such a lame film.
Hilarious If you're into Weird Oddball Movies.
posted on 14 Jul 2008I mistakenly thought it was dumb at first, but then soon realized the complete stupidity was entirely intentional, then it became hilarious and after I saw it was from the same wacky creators of the Tim & Eric Awesome show I realized this was really just great. Free your mind before viewing, thats right. the humor is borderline retarded and juvenile, plus insane but I loved it. I guess it's not for everyone but I genuinely laughed at several scenes. At least the humor was well thought out, over the top, & intention unlike some other movies that are out at the time that were way too forced & contrived with less of a coherent or compelling plot. Brothers Solomon is one to check out if you like weird things straight outta left field like me.
The Brothers Solomon
posted on 06 Jul 2008This movie is be far funnier than I thought it would be. I actually liked it and I am not really into the whole comedy movie type thing but it is OK. I would have to tell everybody that is into comedies that they have to see this movie.Which I think is the reason why I just had to give it 8 stars out of 10. I am majorly stricted on rating movies cause I know what is good and isn't. The premise is nothing confusing: Two brothers (Will Arnett and the hilarious Will Forte) with the social skills of a hammer set out to give their dying father (Lee Majors, who has a grand total of 2 lines in this film!) his last wish: a grandchild. When they finally give up on the dating scene, they decide to go with surrogacy, enter Janine (Kristen Wiig), the one woman willing to help them out.
i love will forte
posted on 26 Jun 2008will forte film (the brother Solomon) is great its contain a new concept so i like it please i want the e-mail of will forte please do this for me .i hope to be one of will fans please can u help me cause i really need help i want to contact him but unfortunately i don't know how . but i have a one question about the film ( the brother Solomon ) the question is how Dean hear Tara talking about them when she said about them that they are a couple loser . but the most beautiful part when the two brother make a quarrel between them when dean told john that he is loser and Tara said that and he heard her by himself . at last the film is great. the actors are great the direct is very clever . so i hope for will forte to offer us beautiful film like he make us used to . thank you and please don't forget i want will e-mail .
pleasantly surprised
posted on 06 Jun 2008this is a classic love/hate movie, if you "get it",you'll be laughing or at least smirking all the way to the end, if you don;t you'll be leaving the theatre after 30mins. I haven't see either of the two Wills in any movie really so didn't have any preconceptions but just knew this was labeled as a silly movie. Like many of Will Ferrells movies,this wasn't laugh out loud stuff, but there was a constant stream of funny sequences where the brothers showed themselves up to be the completely socially inept numbskulls that they are. But this wasn't gross-out humor and like some other films of the genre, it didn't need to push boundaries or offend to get the laughs. the 90 mins flew by for me, if you have any sort of funny(or silly) bone, you'll like this.
The Brothers Solomon Movie Review
posted on 13 May 2008The unequivocal epitome of absurdity, The Brothers Solomon is equal parts stunning hilarity and eyebrow-raising ridiculousness. With a mind-bogglingly offbeat sense of "Dumb and Dumber" humor, this film introduces such sustained socially-inept insanity by its unpredictably bizarre lead characters that it is constantly difficult to predict where it's all going. Despite the berserk brothers' insensibilities, this madcap farce manages to be entertaining and different from the recent slew of R-rated comedies.When their father lapses into a coma and Dean (Will Forte) and John (Will Arnett) Solomon learn that his only regret was not seeing a grandchild, the two brothers determine to acquire one no matter what the cost. After the romantically (and socially) inept twosome fail at wooing a mate to bear their child, they turn to other means of conception… Initially The Brothers Solomon appears to be an even wackier and more ludicrous version of "Dumb and Dumber", with a goofy duo of misfits who lack all cognitive thought processes. Early on, the film even steals a joke from the Farrelly Brothers' comedy, which is a huge mistake considering how widely recognized Harry and Lloyd's dialogue has become. But after the initial letdown, The Brother Solomon redeems itself with a nonstop barrage of hilariously awkward slapstick and unpredictable kookiness.Like Steve and Doug Butabi from "A Night at the Roxbury", the Solomons never let their spirits down, as if they're completely oblivious to their unwieldy social shortcomings. Their chipper attitude remains constant, even when they disagree, and it casts a bizarre sense of satisfaction straight through to the moronic conclusion. To say that the events in the film are even remotely believable or sensible would be a gross exaggeration, yet one has to appreciate the inane degree of preposterousness the film achieves with its extremely over-the-top comedy.From picking out a pornographic magazine at a sperm bank (they struggle over a copy of Indigenous Weekly), to a candlelit hallway dinner, to "kickass" parenting training involving hiding and mistreating baby dolls, to stalking children at a playground, the absurd gimmicks and slapstick the brothers employ is surprisingly entertaining. The entire film tests the limits to which imbecilic comedy can be pushed, and once that line is crossed, they continue forward into unknown territories of illogicality. Puppetry-based sex training and friendship-simulation aside, The Brothers Solomon is utterly pointless and largely trivial, and yet somehow the all new lows of intelligence make for an unusually high amount of laughs.Reaching unforeseen heights in creative absurdity and comedic eccentricity, The Brothers Solomon appears uninhibited by stereotypical comedy output. The humor on display is a seldom seen blend of disturbing mockery and playful stupidity that is ultimately hit or miss. But when it succeeds, it does so with masterful relish creating simultaneous shock and laugh-out-loud silliness. Airplane banners, pedophilia, and infant abuse never looked so funny.- Mike and Joel Massie
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Far to syrupy and not that funny
posted on 20 Aug 2009I'll be blunt, this is a bad movie with no real pros. A few times I was amused by a joke and the lead pair share some chemistry, but the overall feeling the production induces is not one likely to satisfy cinema goers. The director is Bob Odenkirk who directed last years mediocre Lets go to jail. That film wasn't awful just not very memorable or indeed in any way original. The Brothers Solomon actually looks at one point like it might form into a decent movie, the premise isn't brilliant but it does initially seem like a solid idea for a comedy. The whole mentality of the picture is sweet and overly syrupy, I mean at times the thing should come with a dental warning. The script has one or two dcent gags in it's aresenal but not enough to make this worthwhile for anyone with an IQ over 30. Opening alongside Shoot em up it's hard to see how The Brothers Solomon could make anything more than 5 million on it's opening weekend, I haven't seen it that highly advertised and when the reviews come out I doubt they'll differ much in terms of opinion from mine. Avoid the film, or if you must see it wait until you can watch free on cable.