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  HD-DVD review of Four Brothers - DVDTOWN.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
In "Four Brothers," Singleton tells the tale of a caring elderly lady who took in four juvenile delinquents and raised them to be better men.
Regardless of the color of their skin, the four men look to each other as true brothers and when they start to uncover the truths of their mother´s murder, the four men show how strong their bond is and resort to the dangerous and criminal upbringings to bring justice to their mother´s killer.
A scene where the four men are pinned down in their mother´s home while a large number of hitmen engage them in a gunfight is very violent and eclipsed only by the strongest of war films in its ferocity.
www.dvdtown.com /review/fourbrothershd-dvd/18833/3831   (1226 words)

  
  Four Brothers (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Four Brothers is a 2005 film starring Tyrese Gibson, Andre Benjamin, Mark Wahlberg, and Garrett Hedlund.
The seemingly-random murder of their adoptive mother in a convenience store sends four brothers to Detroit on the path of vengeance when they uncover a tangled criminal web involving a local kingpin...
After returning to Detroit for their mother's funeral, four adopted brothers set about avenging their mother's death, though warned not to by childhood friend and investigating officer Lt. Green (Terrence Howard) who admonishes that the police must be allowed to do their job, at the great derision of Bobby (Wahlberg).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Four_Brothers_(film)   (1435 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Four Brothers at Epinions.com
Four Brothers stars Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, and Andre Benjamin in a film directed by John Singleton of Boyz in tha Hood fame.
It’s about four troubled young men who grew up in a foster home and are all reunited years later by the murder of their mother.
All in all, Four Brothers is an okay movie that could have been better had it stayed more serious and not used CGI when it didn’t have to.
www.epinions.com /content_221573123716   (722 words)

  
 DefenseLINK News: Four Brothers to Deploy Together, Write It Down
Four brothers, all Army Reserve officers, are deploying to Iraq with the same division and are planning to chronicle their experiences in a forthcoming book.
The book's working title is "An American Story -- The Holbert Family: Four Brothers Who Serve." Its publisher, Linda Dennis, hopes to tell the story of the whole family's struggles as Buddy, Matt, David and Carlton begin their year in Iraq with the 108th Division (Institutional Training).
The oldest brother, Lt. Col Buddy Holbert, is a 44-year-old graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. He said the family feels grateful to Dennis for recognizing them and expressed his amazement that someone would want to publish their words.
www.defenselink.mil /news/Mar2006/20060303_4376.html   (850 words)

  
 Four Brothers Auto   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Four Brothers Auto is a family owned business that has served the Raleigh area for over 35 years.
Four Brothers Auto is known regionally as experts in the area of automotive air conditioning.
The oldest brother, Jim, is one of five technical advisors from around the nation that work with all the major manufacturers to write the ASE air conditioning certification.
www.fourbrothersauto.com   (203 words)

  
 'Four Brothers'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
"Four Brothers" opens with a hold-up at a corner grocery and fatal shootings of the clerk and a female customer, who simply seems to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
In fact, the violence in "Four Brothers" is swift and shocking, whether someone is bleeding to death on a snowy lawn or being shot in the chest in a parking lot.
"Four Brothers" suffers from many problems, but it does what it set out to do: reinvent the Western, with a family of fl and white brothers, a wintry setting that makes for a harrowing car chase, a Motown soundtrack and a fresh eye.
www.post-gazette.com /pg/05224/552632.stm   (588 words)

  
 CMT.com : The Bailes Brothers : Biography
All four brothers played string instruments; after they became popular, they added other members to their group, among them Fiddlin' Arthur Smith.
It was Roy Acuff who got the Bailes their big break when he suggested to WSM Nashville executives that the brothers appear on the Grand Ole Opry.
Much of the Bailes Brothers' early works are available on anthologies, and some of their records have been re-issued.
www.cmt.com /artists/az/bailes_brothers/bio.jhtml   (473 words)

  
 Four Brothers (2005) - Starring Mark Wahlberg, André Benjamin, Tyrese Gibson, Garrett Hedlund, Sofía ...
In this character-driven action-drama from acclaimed director John Singleton (“Boyz N the Hood,” “2 Fast 2 Furious”) and producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura (“Constantine”), four brothers come together to discover that they are bound by ties thicker than blood.
“The Mercer brothers are tough, street-smart guys,” says Mark Wahlberg, the star of the new film from director John Singleton, “Four Brothers,” the story of four adoptive brothers who come together to avenge their mother's murder.
Together, the four actors have a very commanding presence; however, the filmmakers emphasize that each actor also brings something unique and special to the table.
madeinatlantis.com /movies_central/2005/fourbrothers.htm   (3362 words)

  
 HD DVD Review: Four Brothers | High-Def Digest
'Four Brothers' has a more polished, crisp visual style than you might expect for an "urban" film, which results in a clean and professional transfer that actually looks a bit better than I expected.
Alas, the sound design for 'Four Brothers' is rather lacking as far as I'm concerned, with little sense of envelopment or engagement -- quite a surprise for an action-esque movie like this.
'Four Brothers' is a fairly engaging revenge thriller, and it is certainly director John Singleton's strongest film in years.
hddvd.highdefdigest.com /fourbrothers.html   (1340 words)

  
 Four Brothers (2005)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Four brothers look to avenge their mother's death.
The scene where the brothers watch their mother being executed on the camera monitor, the shots of the mother being killed was altered because originally there was a big blood cloud flying out of Evelyn.
Like mentioned before, the chemistry between the brothers was great, but there were many simple one-liners and Mark Wahlberg seems to play the same character way too often.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0430105   (636 words)

  
 Four Brothers film review
The plot bears an uncanny resemblance to Four Brothers in which four sons return to Detroit for the funeral of their murdered mother and then proceed to hunt down her killers.
Four Brothers boasts shoot outs that are more akin to scenes from a western than a contemporary urban drama.
The brothers, brandishing an arsenal that would shame some countries, engage in brazen gunfights in broad daylight while the public, not to mention the police, are conspicuous by their absence.
www.tiscali.co.uk /entertainment/film/reviews/four_brothers.html   (539 words)

  
 Blu-ray Review: Four Brothers | High-Def Digest
But 'Four Brothers' seems fueled by the same kind of passion Singleton displayed in 'Hood,' with intensely staged action sequences, a vibey use of classic tunes and some audacious visual panache.
There is also a seemingly gratuitous homoerotic/homophobic interplay between the Mercer sons, while every female character is either a madonna or a whore, and the jarring lapses into comedy shtick betray the seriousness of the subject matter.
In the case of 'Four Brothers,' it is a pretty standard suite of supplements -- commentary, featurettes, deleted scenes and a trailer.
bluray.highdefdigest.com /fourbrothers.html   (1726 words)

  
 "Four Brothers" (2005) / a review and/or comments from Christian Spotlight on the Movies
I give Four Brothers a “B” because even though I don’t think it has the right answer to a complex question (how does one confront evil?), I’m not sure that the film is meant to be taken as the final word.
Four Brothers is about 4 adopted brothers by this sweet older lady who gets whacked in the beginning of the movie.
As the brothers investigate her death they find out there there is more to them that meets the eye.
www.christiananswers.net /spotlight/movies/2005/fourbrothers2005.html   (1678 words)

  
 DVD review of Four Brothers (Special Edition) - DVDTOWN.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The four are actually the adopted sons of Evelyn Mercer (Fionnula Flanagan), a well-liked and respected lady with a penchant for helping to turn underprivileged and troubled kids around.
These four guys turned out to be the really lost causes that she eventually adopted herself when she couldn´t secure a permanent home for them.
After growing up, the four "brothers" went their separate ways, with Jeremiah being the only one who stayed put, putting down his roots in the same part of town that he grew up in.
www.dvdtown.com /review/fourbrotherswidescreen/17308/3343   (1102 words)

  
 Four Brothers-Full of Surprises
Four brothers Jeremiah (Andre Benjamin), Jack (Garret Hedlund), Angel (Tyrese Gibson) and Bobby (Mark Wahlberg) are reunited in Detroit at their mother's funeral.
The remaining brothers, once scattered, are now staying at their mother's house and we watch as each handles his own separate grief.
The Elder brothers decide to confront Hastings, the person they believe is responsible for their deceased father's troubles and their mother's death.
www.gardenandhearth.com /Movie-Reviews/Four-Brothers.htm   (814 words)

  
 Four Brothers (2005)
After their adoptive mother is murdered during a grocery store holdup, four brothers reunite to take the matter of her death into their own hands.
Though it's not as strong a family drama as The Brothers McMullen, for example, the four leads are plausible as both sons and foster brothers, with one obvious exception that becomes a plot point.
The bottom line is that Four Brothers is a riveting film, grounded in its characters; it has the power to evoke visceral reactions in audiences.
www.reel.com /movie.asp?MID=140894&buy=open&Tab=reviews&CID=13   (775 words)

  
 Four Brothers | MTV MOVIES
However, these men have one very important bond -- all four were adopted and raised by the same woman (Fionnula Flanagan), and they all love her as a mother, and respect one another as brothers.
When their mother is killed during a robbery at a grocery store, the four brothers come together for the funeral, but when they don't get straight answers about what happened to her, they begin looking into the crime themselves.
Four Brothers marked one of the first starring roles for Andre Benjamin, better known as Andre 3000 of the top selling hip-hop group OutKast.
www.mtv.com /movies/movie/272566/moviemain.jhtml   (229 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Four Brothers: DVD: Mark Wahlberg,Tyrese Gibson,André Benjamin,Garrett Hedlund,Terrence Howard,Josh ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Four Brothers is manipulative, but it's filled with grace notes of rugged working-class humanity, and it definitely holds your attention.
Four brothers is a movie that seems to touch on several themes but does not delve to deep into any of them.
The film plot is simple: Four "foster" brothers, 2 African American, 2 Caucasian, reunite at the house they were raised in after their adoptive mother is murdered in a store robbery.
www.amazon.com /Four-Brothers-Mark-Wahlberg/dp/B000BKVL1G   (3137 words)

  
 FOUR BROTHERS
The title refers to four Detroit children abandoned by everyone, including the welfare system, until they were taken in by foster mother Evelyn Mercer (Fionnula Flanagan).
The premise of Four Brothers owes a lot to a 1965 western, The Sons of Katie Elder, but you can also see that film's influence in the consistently smart decisions made by director John Singleton and his crew.
In fact, given its lean script, strong acting and punchy direction, Four Brothers has to be regarded as one of the most professional and entertaining action films of the year.
www.filmjournal.com /filmjournal/reviews/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001014295&imw=Y   (472 words)

  
 DVD Review - Four Brothers (HD-DVD)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Involving corrupt higher ranking city officials, dirty cops and a local criminal kingpin, the "Four Brothers", with the mean streets of Detroit as their backdrop, turn their anger and sadness into a violence fueled vendetta against all involved in Evelyn's untimely death.
For the most part, "Four Brothers" is all about the main characters; I mean the film is called "Four Brothers" so one would expect a story about the complexities of relationships and interactions between the group, and director John Singleton delivers just that.
There is also the inclusion of four separate behind-the-scenes featurettes beginning with "The Look of Four Brothers" that delves into how the filmmakers created the "look" of Detroit, even though the film was shot in the cities of Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario.
www.dvdreview.com /reviews/pages/2491.shtml   (831 words)

  
 CNN.com - Review: 'Four Brothers' delivers the goods - Aug 12, 2005
Four adopted brothers -- two white and two fl -- are reunited when their mother, Evelyn Mercer (Fionnula Flanagan), is murdered during an apparent holdup at a small grocery store.
The youngest brother, Jack, (Garrett Hedlund) is a wannabe rock star who is both ridiculed and protected by his older brothers.
All four are tough, street-smart guys who would probably be dead or in prison if it hadn't been for their mother.
www.cnn.com /2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/12/review.four.brothers   (653 words)

  
 Grimms’ Fairy Tales: The Four Skilful Brothers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
When the appointed four years were over, the four brothers arrived at the same time at the cross-roads, embraced and kissed each other, and returned home to their father.
The four brothers said to each other, “This would be a fine opportunity for us to show what we can do!” and resolved to go forth together and liberate the King’s daughter.
He said to the four brothers, “One of you shall have her to wife, but which of you it is to be you must settle among yourselves.” Then a warm contest arose among them, for each of them preferred his own claim.
grimm.pangyre.org /tale/129-the-four-skilful-brothers.html   (1041 words)

  
 RTÉ.ie Entertainment: Four Brothers (15A)
The Mercer brothers' quest to find the truth, exact some kind of rough justice and move on with their lives is a complicated business, mostly a matter of threatening the right people, carrying around as many weapons as possible and living the lives of brothers in the 'hood, bent on revenge.
As brothers the characters knit well together, with Wahlberg solidly leading the pack and Hedlund also standing out in the role of younger brother Jack, who bears the brunt of most of the jokes.
But as the four brothers are forced to confront the reality of their mother's death, and also made to pay the price for taking the law into their own hands, we see some quite sad moments in the movie, moving even.
www.rte.ie /arts/2005/0929/fourbrothers.html   (629 words)

  
 Four Brothers - Rotten Tomatoes
When their beloved foster mother is killed in a holdup, four tough brothers reunite in their old Detroit neighborhood with revenge on their minds.
All that's missing from Four Brothers' battery of macho clichés is a speedboat chase, a role for Carl Weathers and a villain with a pet cobra.
[Four Brothers] connects with underlying moral currents in the way Westerns used to, back before greed, fear, anger and 'society' provided action movies with all the motivation they needed.
www.rottentomatoes.com /m/four_brothers   (912 words)

  
 Four Brothers review (2005) - Mark Wahlberg - Qwipster's Movie Reviews
Now these four "brothers" of different mothers have come back to attend their adoptive mother's funeral, and also get to the bottom of just who killed her and why.
Although the chemistry between the four brothers doesn't quite smack of men that have known each other a lifetime, the casting is still quite good, with Wahlberg (I Heart Huckabees, The Italian Job) still capable of the much needed street credibility to pull off a nuanced role.
Some of the twists in the film require complete idiots to fall for, while others are so obvious that you may be pulling out your hair in frustration at certain times due to the illogical motivations of the main characters.
www.qwipster.net /fourbrothers.htm   (562 words)

  
 Four Brothers - Deccan Herald - Internet Edition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
After their mother is murdered in a grocery store hold-up, the Mercer brothers decide to take the law into their own hands.
A good half hour of the movie is used up in the quiet, sublime drama of the brothers’ emotional loss and the ways they choose to cope with it.
Then, a few nights after the funeral, it suddenly dawns on them that they should be out looking for their mother’s killer and not leave it to the slow, take-their-own-time policemen.
www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/nov272005/movies16442120051126.asp   (481 words)

  
 Four Brothers
In their 20s and 30s, the four are still a rough bunch and still close.
While being questioned by the police, all the brothers repeatedly use crude slang to tell the cops that they were having sex with the officers’ wives at the time of the crime in question.
Four Brothers is packed with action violence, some of which is bloody and/or gory.
www.pluggedinonline.com /movies/movies/a0002285.cfm   (1455 words)

  
 Four Brothers (2005): Reviews
As they track down the killer, the four brothers come together to discover that they are bound by ties thicker than blood.
The banter among the brothers is well-written and has a genuine fraternal feel to it.
With equal measures of rock-the-house vigor and in-your-face attitude, Four Brothers proves usually potent and consistently enjoyable as an old school approach to what might best be described as the urban-Western genre of slam-bang, balls-out action-revenger.
www.metacritic.com /film/titles/fourbrothers   (1415 words)

  
 Four Brothers Movie Review - Four Brothers Movie Trailer - The Boston Globe
If you haven't figured out that "Four Brothers," the new John Singleton film, is an intentionally scrappy throwback to mid-'70s action flicks, the scene in which the Mercer brothers' childhood home is shot up by gangsters should set you straight.
Set against a snaky, ear-tickling backdrop of Motown hits and Philly soul classics, "Four Brothers" starts with a little old lady (Fionnula Flanagan of "The Others") getting gunned down during a convenience store holdup in her ratty Detroit neighborhood.
To be fair, "Four Brothers" is mostly a leading man's world, since Hedlund and Benjamin have little to do, Gibson preens, and Wahlberg wraps what's left of the movie around his pinky and twirls it with bad-boy relish.
www.boston.com /movies/display?display=movie&id=7818   (572 words)

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