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DVD : Four Brothers [HD DVD]In association with Amazon.comstarring: Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, André Benjamin, Garrett Hedlund, Terrence Howard directed by: John Singleton ![: Four Brothers [HD DVD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/512ZYN6AD6L._SL160_.jpg) List Price: $29.99 Amazon.com's Price: $26.99 You Save: $3.00 (10%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: HD DVD Brand: Paramount EAN: 0097360703849 Format: Color, Widescreen Label: Paramount Manufacturer: Paramount Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Paramount Release Date: August 01, 2006 Running Time: 108 minutes Studio: Paramount Theatrical Release Date: August 12, 2005 Sales Rank: 11260 MPN: PARHD070384 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: Four adopted brothers come together to bury the woman who raised them. At the funeral, the brothers discover that their mother was murdered, and they look to seek revenge. Amazon.com: Bound by love for their slain adoptive mother, the brothers in Four Brothers form a unique quartet that gives John Singleton's film a razor's edge of redemption. It's a thin edge, to be sure, because while Singleton's urban Western pays homage to the Blaxpoitation films of the '70s (as he did with his remake of Shaft), it walks a fine line of credibility with a mythic vengeance plot (recalling John Wayne's 1965 hit The Sons of Katie Elder) that endorses violence as the last resort of a family under siege. When a saintly foster mother (Fionnula Flanagan) is gunned down in a convenience store, her only adopted sons (two white, two black, played respectively by Mark Wahlberg, Garrett Hedlund, Tyrese Gibson and Andre Benjamin) go after the killers, only to discover that their mother's death was not a random event. As they uncover a sticky web of criminal activity involving a local kingpin (Chiwitel Ejiofor), the character-driven plot races toward an inevitable showdown, with ex-con Wahlberg leading the way. Making excellent use of blue collar locations in Detroit, Singleton keeps the action moving fast enough that the film's lack of realism is easily ignored, and the well-drawn characters (including Terrence Howard as a tenacious detective) lend emotional dimension to an otherwise familiar revenge scenario. Four Brothers is manipulative, but it's filled with grace notes of rugged working-class humanity, and it definitely holds your attention. --Jeff Shannon Average Rating:
 Rating:  - 3.5 stars out of 4The Bottom Line: A slick, urban revenge thriller that takes a little time to establish characters and is all the better for it, Four Brothers makes good use of Chiwetel Ejifor as a villain and Detroit as a setting; if you like a little light comedy alongside stellar car chases and shootouts, this is the movie for you. Rating:  - A Classic Western UpdatedOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood: From the Secret Files of Harry Pennypacker Shadow Watcher Nobody Drowns in Mineral Lake John Singleton directed this very well done action drama that plays like a modern day version of the old John Wayne movie, THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER. When their adopted mother is shot down, ostensibly by two gang members, in a convenience store robbery, her four sons return to their Detroit home to attend her funeral and to also see that the killers ... Read More Rating: - Not Nearly as Bad as Everyone Says...Okay, so Four Brothers might not teach the smartest ideals about avenging someone's death. Not to mention these guys never get locked up for their deeds. But that's missing the point. The movie is a mediation on choosing one path over the other. I don't care how well the brothers were brought up, but they are still street kids, with a penchant for violence and they would rightfully want to avenge their mother's death in the only way they know how. This is illustrated with the wonderful talent of ... Read More Rating:  - falls short on credibilityThe premise of this film is good: four adoptive bothers meet to unravel and then seek revenge for a seemingly meaningless killing in a rough urban scene. The actors are also very good, starting with Wahlberg, who carries an entire environment in the roles he chooses. Unfortunately, as the story unfolds, I felt that it became almost comicbook-like in the way that it cut corners: there is rampaging violence with little consequence, like even taking suspects into the police station for questioning (except ... Read More Rating: - Not bad!Average shoot-em up but fun to watch. Acting could have been better. The delivery of High Def via Blu-ray was excellent! Amazon's delivery of this product was excellent! Browse for similar items by category:
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