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	Variety.com - Reviews - The Brothers Mcmullen
		McMullen confiding to her son Barry (Burns) that, now that her husband is dead and buried, she will be returning at once to her native Ireland to join the man she's actually loved all these
		Cognizant of what their siblings are up to, the brothers all contest the others' treatment of women.
		But the McMullens and their suburban working-class milieu do come alive onscreen, thanks to Burns' generally solid writing, serviceable direction and his genuine feel for everything under discussion.
	www.variety.com /review/VE1117903658?categoryID=31&cs=1 (771 words)

	‘The Brothers McMullen’ (R)
		Set in a middle-class Irish-Catholic neighborhood in Long Island, "McMullen" is about a world where the only area in which people can take moral, decisive action is in their personal relationships.
		McGlone, who is appalled at his older brother's dalliance, and is torn about his girlfriend, suddenly realizes that a longtime friend (Jennifer Jostyn) may just be the one to shack up with.
		Had "McMullen" been subjected to a hypothetical story-development conference at a Hollywood studio, the entertainment experts probably would have concluded the movie wasn't "big" enough.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/thebrothersmcmullenrhowe_c0289e.htm (500 words)

	THE BROTHERS MCMULLEN (An Illusion review by Joan Ellis.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Sin hangs inevitably and wonderfully over "The Brothers McMullen." Raised in a Catholic Church that still clings with bloody fingernails to dictates that contradict human nature, the brothers ponder the forbidden sins of premarital sex, birth control, abortion, and masturbation--and then get right on with it.
		The three brothers McMullen have been raised by Mom and the Church in the grand tradition of Irish Catholic duality.
		McMullen announces to her son Barry (Edward Burns) that now that the rotter is dead, she is leaving immediately for Ireland to return to a man she has loved for 35 years.
	www.joanellis.com /reviews/BROTHERS_MCMULLEN,_THE.htm (512 words)

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		His mother announces that she is leaving for Ireland to be with the man she has always loved (the full explanation of this scenario comes later in the film).
		The oldest brother, Jack (Jack Mulcahy) is married to a terrific woman named Molly (Connie Britton) but is having an affair with the devious Ann.
		One of the ongoing ideas in The Brothers McMullen (and it's a provocative one) is that it's hard to be Catholic and have a normal sex life.
	www.geocities.com /Hollywood/Set/1091/aislebro.htm (655 words)

	‘The Brothers McMullen’ (R)
		"The Brothers McMullen" is a hilarious look at guys in their natural state: Their thinking befuddled by testosterone and Bud, they haven't a clue when it comes to the opposite sex.
		McMullen, who has waited 35 years for this day, is about to leave for Dublin to be with her true love.
		But it's a family movie in the truest sense of the word—Burns's dad produced, his mom catered, it was shot in their house—and it's easy to feel a part of this warm and lively household.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/thebrothersmcmullenrkempley_c03058.htm (533 words)

	The Brothers McMullen Movie Review
		The oldest brother, Jack (Jack Mulcahy), is happily married to Molly (Connie Britton), but is tempted by an ex-girlfriend of one of his brothers, Ann (Elizabeth McKay).
		The middle brother, Barry (Edward Burns, the writer/director), is a budding writer/director who is afraid of commitment and crosses paths with a budding actress, Audry (Maxine Bahns, Edward Burns real-life girlfriend).
		TBM is also a testament to what can be done with an extremely low budget (the average independent film is usually budgeted between $500,000 and $2,000,000).
	www.mediacircus.net /brothers.html (883 words)

	Film review: `She's the One' offbeat and safe at the same time (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		To the second group, those who have seen and admired The Brothers McMullen: There is a possibility that you will share some of my concerns about the current movie, which is Burns' second feature.
		In McMullen, the brothers' father was a major character, even though we never saw him (he was dead).
		Mickey and Francis' dad (John Mahoney), a retired firefighter, is not as overtly toxic as the McMullens' dad.
	www.chron.com /content/chronicle/features/96/08/23/shesone.html (820 words)

	The Making of "The Brothers McMullen," a low-budget film
		The Brothers McMullen stars Jack Mulcahy, Mike McGlone and Edward Burns as Jack, Patrick and Barry McMullen, drawn closer after their abusive father's death.
		McMullen's tears barely have time to dry before she heads to Ireland to be with the man she's really loved for three decades.
		She leaves the brothers with a warning: Don't make the same mistake.
	home.comcast.net /~dream_house/movie.htm (1344 words)

	The Brothers McMullen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The middle brother is determined to remain a bachelor 'til his dying day, to avoid his mother's fate of marrying the wrong man and being stuck with him for thirty years until he finally (thankfully) drops dead.
		And the youngest brother is also being pressured by his young Jewish girlfriend to move in with her, work for her father, and in a few years settle down and have children.
		And if you thought that was complicated enough, you're forgetting that the Brothers McMullen were raised good Irish Catholics, and of course this makes all their questions about love and sex doubly vexing.
	www.unb.ca /bruns/9697/ents/bromm.html (376 words)

	The Austin Chronicle: Film Listings
		McMullen's burial, an event we later learn was a “celebration” for the McMullens, given their father's penchant for abuse of the mental, physical, and alcoholic kind.
		McMullen tells her middle son Barry (Burns) not to waste his life married to someone he doesn't love.
		Flash to five years later, and Barry and his younger brother Patrick (McGlone), the most devout of the trio, are moving back into the family home on Long Island, now owned by eldest brother Jack (Mulcahy) and his wife Molly (Britton).
	www.austinchronicle.com /gyrobase/Calendar/Film?Film=oid:142651 (674 words)

	: The Brothers McMullen - DVD film (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The tale concerns three adult brothers (Burns, Jack Mulcahy, Mike McGlone) whose complications in love and problems with commitment are rooted in their common experiences in a violent, loveless family.
		After their good-for-nothing father dies and their mother leaves to be with the man she really loves, brothers Jack, Barry and Patrick are left with only each other as they struggle with their own relationships.
		I understand that this movie was made on a low budget and so we can excuse the fact that the characters wear the same shirt in scene 12 that they wore in scene 6, but this film is guilty of being deficient in three key areas: acting, script, and plot.
	www.totaltiorden.dk /shop/dvd_details.php/B00004W5U6\|dvd (776 words)

	DVD Authority - Printable DVD Review of The Brothers McMullen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		After their father's funeral, the McMullen brothers discover their mother is leaving to live in Ireland with the man she loves.
		The brothers are very close and as such, have no problems discussing their troubles and revealing secrets to one another, since they trust and have faith in each other.
		The Brothers McMullen is presented in a 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, with a full frame version included on the disc's flip side.
	www.dvdauthority.com /print_friendly.asp?reviewid=476 (1041 words)

	The Brothers McMullen Movie Review at Hollywood Video
		Jack, Barry, and Patrick are the titular McMullen brothers, all living together — in the house they grew up in — on Long Island after their father dies and their mother leaves for Ireland.
		Aside from one or two scenes, The Brothers McMullen was shot entirely with available light, and, to save money, Burns never requested permits to shoot on certain locations — he simply snuck onto trains or into buildings with his camera under his coat, shot the scene quickly, and left.
		The Brothers McMullen is presented in both full-screen and widescreen (1.85:1) formats.
	www.hollywoodvideo.com /movies/movie.aspx?MID=11214&LF=MRM&LF=MRP (909 words)

	DVD Review: The Brothers McMullen
		The story takes turns focusing on one brother or another, and then brings them all back together to speak their thoughts.
		The oldest brother, Jack, is married to Molly("Spin City"'s Connie Britton), but finds himself in the midst of an affair.
		Some people have thought Bahns (who was the real-life girlfriend of Burns at the time) was not a particularly good actress, but I have thought her performances in both this and "She's The One" were fine.
	www.currentfilm.com /dvdreviews/brothersmcmullendvd.html (713 words)

	DVDFILE.COM: THE BROTHERS MCMULLEN review
		But before she leaves, she unforgettably says to one son at the graveyard, "don't make the same mistake I did." With this knowledge, the son and his remaining two brothers struggle to continue life in Long Island and better their own romantic relationships, haunted by their mother's parting words.
		Despite its low budget, The Brothers McMullen remains a heartwarming and inspired piece of filmmaking.
		This disc's image quality still remains at the mercy of the compromises that had to be made to bring it in on time and on budget.
	www.dvdfile.com /software/review/dvd-video_2/brothersmcmullen.html (812 words)

	Two views on Brothers: good time or no real value (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Brothers McMullen traces a brief period in the lives of three Irish Catholic brothers, all of whom are struggling with their romantic relationships.
		Patrick (Mike McGlone), the youngest brother, has just graduated from college and is not yet ready to face the world outside the confines of his college.
		His older brother Jack (Jack Mulcahy) accuses him of being too much of an idealist: "To you," Jack tells him, "the grass is always greener on the other side.
	www-tech.mit.edu /V115/N32/brothers.32a.html (1154 words)

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		As brothers and as close friends, they wrestle with the ironies and temptations they find in contemporary life, especially as they relate to the teachings of the church-and to women.
		McMullen's tears have barely dried before she's headed for Ireland to be with the man she's really loved for all these years, leaving her sons with this warning: don't make the same mistake.
		Director Ed Burns wrote the script for "The Brothers McMullen" in the spring of 1993 while working as a production assistant for "Entertainment Tonight," bringing his own breezy, upbeat New York Irish Catholic perspective to the riddle of piecing together basic ideas and values--love, sex, marriage, religion and family--in the '90s.
	www.foxhome.com /capsule/mcmull.htm (592 words)

	Outpost.com \| 20th Century Fox (DVD)
		All the while, devout-Catholic baby brother Patrick (Mike McGlone) faces an ongoing struggle to deal with the religious leanings of the women in his life.
		The Brothers McMullen premiered at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival, where it was at the center of a fierce bidding war.
		Thoughtful and absorbing, The Brothers McMullen is an American original.
	www.outpost.com /product/2868244 (254 words)

	Amazon.com: The Brothers McMullen: DVD: Shari Albert,Maxine Bahns,Catharine Bolz,Connie Britton,Peter Johansen,Jennifer ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Brothers McMullen is supposed to be about what it's like having grown up Irish-Catholic in America, which, in the context of this movie, is supposed to be about being sexually repressed.
		Middle brother was engaged to a Jewish girl, but it broke up due to his own moral and emotional conflicts.
		I thought the brothers did O.K. in their relationships to others, but I was a little disappointed that none of the brothers lacked the intellectual depth and sophistication to sort out and resolve their inner conflicts.
	www.amazon.com /Brothers-McMullen-Shari-Albert/dp/B00004W5U6 (1784 words)

	Brothers McMullen And Iroquois/Mohawk by Marla Felkins Ryan, ISBN 1567116159 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Two main issues are complicating the lives of the Irish, Long Island-based, working-class McMullen brothers: Catholicism and women. Jack is the married oldest brother who's cheating on his perfect wife.
		Barry is the relationship-wary middle brother who, to his surprise and dismay, is finally falling in love.
		But Patrick, the most religious brother, ironically is the one who must deal with issues of premarital sex and abortion--a situation that leaves him consumed with guilt.
	www.thesherbrooke.com /brothersk.htm (168 words)

	The Brothers McMullen (1995)
		One brother is tempted to cheat on his wife even though he knows it’s a terrible sin.
		The third brother doesn’t believe in love (in one scene he seems afraid to say the word), except for the kind of love he shares with his brothers and his mother.
		Brother number two is Patrick (Mike McGlone), the most religious one.
	www.angelfire.com /rock3/big_red/movies/brothers_mcmullen.html (756 words)

	FILM REVIEW -- Low-Budget `Brothers' Rich in Humanity and Laughs
		This story of brothers who return to their boyhood neighborhood after their father's death is laced with beguiling Irish humor.
		The brothers bond around a mutual loathing of the old man, whom they refer to, not affectionately, as ``that wife-beating, child-abusing, alcoholic'' so and so.
		The brothers, Jack (Jack Mulcahy), Barry (Burns) and Patrick (Mike McGlone), are as confused and quirky as characters in a Woody Allen comedy.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=//chronicle/archive/1995/08/09/DD24519.DTL (710 words)

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		Although it generally stays true to the cliches and plot turns of the genre, THE BROTHERS MCMULLEN is smart and honest rather than manipulative.
		In fact, in THE BROTHERS MCMULLEN, the female halves of the relationships are often smarter and hipper than their male counterparts.
		Above all, THE BROTHERS MCMULLEN is undeniably charming, and that's the best reason to spend ninety-seven minutes with these men.
	www.cc.gatech.edu /computing/classes/AY2005/cs6300_fall/projects/project5/movies/39/3956 (609 words)

	Metroactive Movies \| She's the One
		Edward Burns' follow-up to The Brothers McMullen is immaculately free of gratuitous sex and violence, and it's about average Irish-Catholic guys.
		Again, as in The Brothers McMullen, the mother of the family is invisible, like Jesus in a 1950s Bible movie.
		Since there's no third brother to get lost in the shuffle, Burns can make the drama a story of simple contrasts: the head-in-the-clouds taxi driver Mickey (Burns), who is contrasted with his hard-charging Wall Street brother, Francis (Mike McGlone).
	www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/08.22.96/shes-one-9634.html (556 words)

	The Brothers McMullen (1995) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Three Irish Catholic brothers from Long Island struggle to deal with love, marriage, and infidelity.
		At times a bit sappy, yet Burns is focused on behavior and conversations and wisely makes the most of these.
		Discuss this title with other users on IMDb message board for The Brothers McMullen (1995)
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0112585 (294 words)

	The Thresher Online: `She's the One': a dumbed-down version of `The Brothers McMullen' (September 6, 1996) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Edward Burns was the toast of Robert Redford's Sundance Film Festival two years ago for his independent film The Brothers McMullen, an entertaining tale of three Irish Catholic brothers on Long Island struggling to come to terms with the idea of relationships.
		Heather (Diaz' character) was created to be a bitch, but Diaz understands her so well we are given the opportunity to understand her as well.
		In many ways, She's the One is a politically correct apology for the lack of feminine perspective in The Brothers McMullen : All the men at the end of She's the One pause to question the way they have been treating women.
	www.rice.edu /projects/thresher/issues/84/960906/AE/Story03.html (501 words)

	filmcritic.com Movie Review: The Brothers McMullen
		Jack (Jack Mulcahy), the only married brother, is tempted by another woman.
		She leaves Barry with a singular warning, "Don't make the same mistake I did." That's all the encouragement he needs, as Barry becomes the devil on the shoulder of his brothers, trying with all his might to keep them away from the evils of commitment.
		And as the brothers explore their own problems in the game of love and self-discovery, each eventually finds the answers.
	www.filmcritic.com /misc/emporium.nsf/ddb5490109a79f598625623d0015f1e4/278465885f31cacc8625623e0019432b?OpenDocument (489 words)

	The Brothers Mcmullen - Movie Review
		The Brothers McMullen are three of the most engaging characters you're likely to come across in American cinema this year.
		A family of Irish Catholics living in New York, their stories explore living a morally upright life in the 90s, dealing with failed romances, and the timeless question of how to commit.
		It's rare that a film has as profound an emotional impact as The Brothers McMullen, especially a comedy.
	www.contactmusic.com /new/film.nsf/reviews/thebrothersmcmullen (370 words)

	Whatever Happened to the Cast of “The Brothers McMullen”?
		The Brothers McMullen brought him to the attention of Steven Spielberg, who cast him in a memorable role in the Oscar nominated Saving Private Ryan.
		Jennifer Jostyn (Leslie) - Although her character was only a supporting one in McMullen, this actress has actually had one of the busiest careers of anyone in the cast.
		What the future holds for them remains to be seen, but certainly they can all be proud to have The Brothers McMullen on their resumes.
	www.geocities.com /gamut_mag/mcmullennow.htm (1684 words)

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