Odelecol
Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.
Glucedee
It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.
CrawlerChunky
In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
Mihai Toma
4* Ned is a person who avoids using his mind very often but besides that he's a good man. After being sent to jail for selling weed to a police officer, he's rejected by his ex-girlfriend so he seeks refuge from his mom and three sisters.The girls never loved him, mostly because he is an idiot, so Ned is not very welcome in their homes. They start using him with different task, trying to make him work for a living but all he does is to constantly get into trouble.I didn't understand what this movie was all about. As a comedy, it wasn't actually funny, and as a drama, you can't actually feel sorry for someone who does stupid things to himself. I really can't recommend this movie as its story was as stupid as the main character and the funny part was little or none at all. A bad movie in my opinion.
adamkings
some of the cast are too good to be in this stupid movie. but since they only care about money and whore themselves to whatever project that comes serves them right. every character in this film is a piece of ****. yet it's like they are the norm and the only actual normal guy is called the idiot.if these are the normal people then we live in ****y times where everybody is a freak instead of a normal caring human being. this movie is not funny, and there's no pleasure in seeing these freaks interact with one and other. but they manage to push the gay agenda all too well. seems we can't watch a show or a movie these days without some gay or lesbian people rubbing it in our face. I don't know what you people think, but I cannot watch this garbage. the agenda doesn't work on me. it will never be normal or acceptable.
Rich Wright
After Our Idiot Brother was over, I appreciated it the same way I did Identity Thief. Both movies were marketed as comedies... Yet, I didn't laugh very much. What I DID like though, was the way the characters were written in the two films. In Identity Thief, the jerk criminal played by Melissa McCarthy goes through a great personality transformation over the course of the movie, which is surprising, convincing and very sweet. If I ever watch it again, it's that I'd concentrate on... Not the negligible attempts at humour.In Our Idiot Brother, the chap mentioned in the title as portrayed by Paul Rudd is a fool, yes... In his very first scene he sells cannabis to a police officer. IN UNIFORM. After his prison sentence has elapsed, he suffers the humiliation of losing his girlfriend and dog, before being forced to move in with his mother. At this point, observing his general idiocy and habit of letting people walk all over him, my empathy level for this guy stood at absolutely zero. Then, his three sisters enter stage left.ALL of them have problems. One is a lesbian who's just fallen pregnant from a fling with a man. Another is married to Alan Partridge, who's banging a ballerina. The last one either gets a HOT story for her work as a journalist, or she might face the sack. Yep, it's yet ANOTHER dysfunctional All-American family (Still, watching a feature length flick about The Waltons would be rather dull, wouldn't you agree?)Despite their own mounting difficulties, each one's opinion of their dopey brother range from tolerance to outright embarrassment. Yet, due to his happy-go-lucky attitude and general earnestness, he somehow helps each one out (albeit unintentionally for the most part) by just being his goofy, charming self. Not that they recognise this, though... And he eventually becomes a conduit for their own insecurities and frustrations, until it looks like the entire family might break up.With a superb cast and witty, truthful dialogue, Our Idiot Brother, in it's quite short running length barely puts a foot wrong, in giving us a bunch of people who's lives we care about and proving that sometimes the idiot of the family can be the smartest one. I must say that being around someone like this all the time in real life would drive me CRAZY... I like those who are a little more confrontational and a little less eager to please. But you can't deny the impact he has on changing the lives of his siblings for the better... And for that alone, he earns my respect.Very well done... 7/10
bakerd1-1
I've never seen a "comedy" that was more of a yawn. The reviews called it "gentle" and "charming." I found it "boring" and "dreadful." The story is basic, Paul Rudd's character is an optimistic dweeb who can't read people and generally thinks that everyone is his friend. The pseudo-hippie gets busted for selling drugs to a cop in the first ten minutes, and then once released from jail spends an indefinite number of painful moments making his sisters miserable. (And painful is a great word...watching this movie was akin to having a root canal with minimal anesthetic.None of the characters are in the least bit believable, and their interactions are pathetic considering the talent. The film is reminiscent of a poorly rehearsed high school play where the pauses are awkward and the dialogue flatly delivered. None are believable. Perhaps the strangest of all was Steve Coogan who looked decidedly like a young Tiny Tim in his long hair.
