T
Theys York
Guest
| Line 22: | Line 22: |
| Line 61: | Line 63: |
[td]
β Previous revision
[/td][td]
[td][/td]Revision as of 17:13, 30 August 2025
[/td][td][/td] [td]==Plot==[/td]
[td]==Plot==[/td] [td]{{Long plot|date=August 2025}}[/td] [td]<!-- Per WP:FILMPLOT, plot summaries for feature films should be between 400-700 words. Please check the word count before making any additions. excluding notes. --><!--DO NOT CHANGE-->[/td] [td]The film opens with Alex (O'Nan), performing at a club with another artist. The performance goes badly, and Alex is kicked out of the partnership on account of his depressing lyrics. The next day, Alex arrives late at work much to the scrutiny of his boss and co-worker. He tries to leave early to go to a gig, although his boss refuses to let him go, and his co-worker taunts him about it. This prompts Alex to assault him and he is fired immediately afterwards.[/td]
[td]The film opens with Alex (O'Nan), performing at a club with another artist. The performance goes badly, and Alex is kicked out of the partnership on account of his depressing lyrics. The next day, Alex arrives late at work much to the scrutiny of his boss and co-worker. He tries to leave early to go to a gig, although his boss refuses to let him go, and his co-worker taunts him about it. This prompts Alex to assault him and he is fired immediately afterwards.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]==Release==[/td]
[td]==Release==[/td] [td]''The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best'' debuted in September 2011 at the Toronto International Film Festival, and was released in theatres in September 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://filmschoolrejects.com/brooklyn-brothers-beat-the-best-clip-ec53bda82f6/|title='Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best' Clip|date=21 September 2012|work=Film School Rejects|accessdate=18 June 2020}}</ref>[/td]
[td]''The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best'' debuted in September 2011 at the Toronto International Film Festival, and was released in theatres in September 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://filmschoolrejects.com/brooklyn-brothers-beat-the-best-clip-ec53bda82f6/|title='Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best' Clip|date=21 September 2012|work=Film School Rejects|accessdate=18 June 2020}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td] [td]==Reception==[/td] [td]{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|33||21|ref=yes|access-date=August 30, 2025}}[/td] [td]{{MC film|54|11|ref=y|access-date=August 30, 2025}}[/td] [td][/td] [td]On ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]'' magazine, Cath Clarke rated it 2/5 stars writing that "it's sweet in places, but too similar to every other eccentric film about a going-nowhere artist hiding his inner brilliance under passive-aggressive annoyingness."<ref>{{cite news|date=|last=|first=|url=https://www.timeout.com/movies/the-brooklyn-brothers-beat-the-best[/td] [td]|title=The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best[/td] [td]|website=Time Out[/td] [td]|access-date=August 30, 2025}}</ref> [[Peter Bradshaw]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' rated it 3/5 stars writing that "the comedy is at odds, perhaps even at war, with the gravitational downward pull of bittersweet seriousness, and the sucrose content is pretty high by the end. But it's an entertaining film."<ref>{{cite news|date=|last=|first=|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/jul/19/brooklyn-brothers-beat-best-review[/td] [td]|title=The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best β review[/td] [td]|website=The Guardian[/td] [td]|access-date=August 30, 2025}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]==References==[/td]
[td]==References==[/td] [td]{{reflist}}[/td]
[td]{{reflist}}[/td] [td]{{More footnotes needed|date=June 2020}}[/td] [td]* https://web.archive.org/web/2012061...msandschedules/tiff/2011/brooklynbrothersbeat[/td] [td]* http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/brooklyn-brothers-beat-best-toronto-233758[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]== External links ==[/td]
[td]== External links ==[/td]
Continue reading...
