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I’ll say it right now - I think Will Ferrell has some of the best comedic chops in the business. Furthermore, John C. Reilly has one of the best, most diverse pedigrees of any actor out there, if you ask me. You may not agree, but their intersection in the film Stepbrothers delivered one of the most hilarious 98 minutes I’ve experienced in front of a television screen in quite a while.
Considering the fact that Stepbrothers was produced by Judd Apatow, I shouldn’t really be too surprised. One of the most satisfying elements of this comedy is the fact that it was clearly aiming for an R-rating, holding no jokes back and letting the somewhat difficult to swallow premise stretch to its appropriate proportions.
The film is about two 40-year old men who manage to meet each other because they’re living with their recently married parents. The catch is, the men don’t live at home because they were forced to by some unfortunately timed layoffs, but rather because they’re essentially 12-year olds imprisoned in disproportionately old bodies. As you might expect from two young men, the union of their respective parents results in some serious mental issues, magnified by their ridiculous age.
As previously mentioned, you’d expect a scenario like this to be completely unfeasible and silly, but director Adam McKay and our unlikely protagonists manage to concoct some vulgar, yet barely believable scenarios that are masterfully strung together. Stepbrothers doesn’t attempt to deliver any broad or particularly educational messages, instead hoping you’re satisfied with some laughs and perhaps the ability to tap into that terrible, obscene mind of a child that you keep buried deep in your brain behind the modesty sector.
For what it’s worth, I was more than satisfied.
Score: 5 out of 5
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I kind of dislike Will Farrell at this point, though I haven't seen many of his movies in the last several years. The last one I made a point to see was Stranger Than Fiction because it seemed the polar opposite to his normal schtick.
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