Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Jenni Devyn Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

vchimpanzee Dave is a loser who hasn't held any job for very long, though he claims to have helped build houses after Hurricane Katrina. He moves from place to place, and his sensible brother Jim has finally found him in a wigwam on an Indian reservation in South Dakota. Jim had to find Dave because their father ("The Colonel") died. So they go back to Kansas City for the funeral.Dinner with the family is awkward and unpleasant. What the brothers did should never happen on such a solemn occasion. But once they finish with the funeral, the brothers have to claim their inheritance, which includes a cabin on the lake near Branson, Missouri.Can you say road trip? The brothers don't get along all that well. Jim went to college and has a job and a family, and Dave doesn't seem to care about much other than having a good time. And when they finally arrive at the cabin, it's a dump. Should they just tear it down, sell the property and split the money? Although there is a lot of great memorabilia, and a huge sports card collection. Dave's main interest is his Alonzo Mourning rookie card.Before they decide to do anything, the brothers have to meet with The Colonel's business partner Jon Charbineau, who is quite a character and looks like a relic from a 70s action TV series. Well, at least he's not wearing a polyester leisure suit. His clothes actually look normal. It's just his face, hair, and sunglasses. There is money, and there are coupons for Branson attractions. The brothers ... well, Dave ... takes full advantage of the chance to enjoy this tacky tourist mecca. The cabin is too much of a dump so they rent a motel room from another guy who is quite a character. No, I don't know his name. But he pranks the brothers good. It might have worked except no one else is in sight.Dave has a great scene when he tries--in a bathrobe--to eat from a fancy hotel's buffet when he's not even a guest. He manages to break the law enough times that the brothers meet Sheriff Wegman and Deputy Bruce, who play "good cop, bad cop". Both cops play both parts, but Bruce is funnier. And dumber.As the brothers decide to fix up the cabin, they have a number of adventures and meet interesting people. Lauren is a nice normal girl who used to date Jim. Petra is a beautiful and friendly immigrant waitress who might be a hooker. I think Ivan is the man Jim decided to hire to fix up the cabin when the brothers realized they were The Three Stooges ("That's coming out of my half" "That's coming out of your half."). Also, I recognized the voice of Yakov Smirnoff but didn't realize that was really him until the credits.Overall, the brothers show us a good time, sometimes silly, sometimes serious and often funny. They get along better in some scenes than they do in others, and sometimes they want to kill each other. And I was very grateful this was on broadcast TV, because the sound went out so often (along with the speaker's mouth being blurred) it was sometimes hard to follow what was going on, but I really don't think I would want to hear what I missed. I mean I really didn't.You have to stay around for the closing credits. Not just because of all the funny stuff in the credits themselves (I have never seen some of the wacky stuff that was done), but also the great musical performance on the left side of the screen. I hesitate to call it bluegrass not only because I'm not sure you can have drums in bluegrass, but also because Dr. Ralph Stanley once said what he does is old time, not bluegrass. It's actually a nice polished but heavily traditional sound with fiddles and banjo.It's not a bad movie if you can see it cleaned up.

aethyr-362-359287 None of the characters in this movie are likable.I'm reasonably sure that one brother was supposed to be the screw up with no direction or motivation and the other brother was supposed to have had his life more or less 'together' (and then of course we all learn a clichéd lesson), but I found both of the characters equally unlikeable and deplorable.I pretty much wanted to see both main characters die in a horrific accident so the movie would end and I wouldn't have to watch any more. I actually stopped watching the movie and went and did some housework because it was more entertaining. I have a policy of watching till the end for 'redeeming features', but I was disappointed....I'm giving it some points because the filming, editing, sound were all fine...

crystalmh3698 Very funny movie especially if you have a dumba** little brother. It started out the second scene with Dave eating a Deep Fried Breaded Pork Loin Sandwich if you are from Middle America you probably know what I am talking about. It's one of the few things I miss about the Midwest and it looked wonderful. I thought the relationship between the brothers was a lot of fun and yes the fighting was predictable and over the top but I was thoroughly entertained by the ridiculous behavior. There are some very funny and kinda dirty shout outs to the "Wild Things" movie. Christopher Meloni is great as the squirrel loving not so legitimate business partner of Dave and Jim's dearly departed father. Toss in Branson Russian Mafia, prostitutes, a lot of alcohol and a bunch of other silly stuff. Don't take it (or yourself) too seriously and you will have a good time.

Jesse Boland There really are some knee slappingly funny moments in this movie. This is a brother/buddy comedy, and a good one, you might not see it right away with the wrapping all messed up, but it's there. This Younger brother Dave character should be tranquilized, but then there would be no conflict, and the world would be boring, and that is the point of this movie. I Enjoyed the story a lot, the acting was great, they looked like they were all having a really good time. (and that could be the best acting of all) I was impressed with the flow of the film, and how there always seemed to be something new that Dave could pull out of his patriotic hat. I say go for it, and whole heartedly recommend this movie, with only a bit of language, and a lot of brother brawling, there isn't much here that should prevent everyone from getting a good show.