Do you know that feeling you have when you are laughing so hard, tears stream gently from the corners of your eyes and your stomach cramps? Perhaps you might even keel over from laughing too hard? The movie Stepbrothers will make you feel that way. It takes about 15 or so minutes to pick up, but once it does, it will leave you laughing until it hurts. The movie stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly as two 40-year-old men that live with their respective parents, Mary Steenburgen and Richard Jenkins. Once Steenburgen and Jenkins marry, they move in together with their sons. At first, Reilly and Ferrell do a very good job of acting like 12-year olds that hate each other, but once they make an alliance together, they have you laughing the entire movie. The movie is full of 20’s, 30’s and 40’s age-related humor, compounded with quick one-liners and angry parent comedy. The movie is funny on several different levels.
Be certain to watch the “one-line” outtakes, gag reel and deleted scenes, because those are also side-splittingly hilarious. Stepbrothers is a comedy feast that you can enjoy to watch with anyone in the family. There is no nudity, but there is some foul language. I recommend this film anytime you are feeling blue and need a good laugh. Although Ferrell is a “hit-and’ miss” comedian, he hits a home run in this film. John C. Reilly just continues to astonish me. Not only is he a terrific actor, he is a powerful and convincing comedian in his films as well. These two will make your Christmas Eve or those snowy Sundays very, very enjoyable. I highly recommend this film.
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Steven D. Snyder
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