Directed by : Louis Leterrier
Written by : Sacha Baron Cohen, Phil Johnston, Peter Baynham
Starring : Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Strong, Isla Fisher
Release Date : February 24, 2016
When I was watching "The Brothers Grimsby," there were several times where I was thinking that it was so outrageously stupid that it made me question why I bothered seeing it. Then there were several times where I was also thinking that it was so outrageously stupid that I was actually glad I did bother seeing it. There were also scenes that I thought were offensive just for the sake of being offensive, and came off as laziness. However, there were also scenes that I thought were definitely offensive, but I was glad it was as offensive as it was, and even made the movie seemed brilliant for taking it as far as it did.
Going into this movie, it should be expected that this is a Sacha Baron Cohen film. He likes to try and push the boundaries of what makes an outrageous comedy, and this is no different. A lot of what happens in the movie are a bit nonsensical and verges on almost being a parody of itself, which isn't really that clever. Thankfully the story or it's logic isn't really as important as the comedic set pieces that this movie has. A lot of the humor in it is quite offensive, and some of it are just outright gross to watch. One things for sure, I definitely won't be forgetting some of those gross-out scenes anytime soon. Quite the highlights there.
Directed by Louis Letterier, he does a good job in giving us a hyper kinetic pace that really kept the movie moving fast. With that said, I should mention that there are some very energetic first person point of view action sequences that might make people sick to see play out though. Mark Strong fits right in the role of a top spy, and a great action star, but at the same time he is also able to put himself in some very embarrassing comedic situations. Sacha Baron Cohen tows the line between obnoxiously idiotic to charmingly stupid, which is something he is really good at doing here. The two together is very much a typical odd couple pairing, but I did find their relationship as estranged brothers to actually be heartwarming at times.
I don't think it should have to be said that "The Brothers Grimsby" is absolutely not made for everyone. It's sense of humor is definitely for a specific audience. In my case, I thought the comedy was a bit all over the place, but I did find a good amount of it to be quite funny anyway.
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