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Like The Bear, director Jean-Jacques Annaud's acclaimed animal picture released 15 years prior, Two Brothers offers a family-friendly epic as told through the eyes of its four-legged protagonists, who... read more read more..., in this case, are sibling tiger cubs Koumal and Sangha. Though a life in the jungles of French colonial Indochina circa the 1920s seemed certain, the cubs are separated shortly after their birth when the notorious hunter Aidan McRory (Guy Pearce) kills their father. Koumal is whisked away to a circus, where he is cruelly beaten into submission and forced to perform tricks to earn his keep. Sangha fares better at first -- he lands in the posh estate of a French government official who wants the big cat to serve as a companion for his lonely son, though a series of unforeseen circumstances ultimately finds Sangha in the hands of a man determined to turn him into an aggressive prizefighter. Understandably, neither tiger is happy with his arrangements, and both escape captivity in hopes of returning to the jungle. Unfortunately for them, the prospect of two loose tigers is hardly comforting for the locals, who quickly demand that McRory kill the cubs before they threaten the safety of the village. Once McRory finds the tigers in their natural habitat, however, he faces a crisis of conscience he hadn't thought possible. Two Brothers also features Jean-Claude Dreyfus and Freddie Highmore. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 44 min.

Directed by: Jean-Jacques Annaud

Release Date: June 25, 2004

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  • CreedsDelight
    August 10, 2011
    CreedsDelight
    Aidan McRory: Forgive me. Forgive me.

    There is nothing special about 'Two Brothers', the story of lions. I find it to be one of the most irritating films of all time, considering that we have no sympathy and don't have any interest in the films protagonists. We have great actor... read mores in this film (Guy Pierce, Jean-Jacques Annaud) but the characters they play are incredibly bland, especially Pierces character, who we don't care about what he commits or what the cost of his wrongdoings are. The scenery is unbelievably and incredibly uninteresting, as it stays the same as the film progresses. I'm trying not to bash this so hard, but I just can't help myself, never has a film been so impeccably detrimentally tedious and wearisome, that I would rather watch the 'Cheaper by the Dozen' remake than watch the opening credits of 'Two Brothers' again. Not recommended.

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  • dreamfaeries
    May 5, 2010
    dreamfaeries
    Heartbreaking and wonderful all at the same time. Great film.
  • FiLmCrAzY
    January 1, 2008
    FiLmCrAzY
    ooh my god this film is excellent its about two tigers (brothers) that get seperated dad gets killed and mum is shoot but survives and they get one owned by the circus the other by a wealthy person and they are set to fight each other but recognise each other and run away togethe... read morer but theres alot more then wot im saying its a lovely heart warming film it gave me goosepipples and made me cry so worth a watch!!!
  • fb1619601747
    June 24, 2011
    fb1619601747
    Sad yet cute. Entertaining yet stupid. Feeling good vs plot cliches. I'm not quite sure what to say. I feel stupid if I give it a positive review, but I don't think it's a bad movie per say.
  • michaelneumann
    July 12, 2004
    michaelneumann
    I had a pretty profound thought earlier today, but it was kinda depressing. Seemed to make a lot of sense too, at the time anyway. Now my mood has floated from the depths back to the surface, and it's not worth really dwelling on any further.

    ...Fascinating, isn't it?
    [size=1]A... read morectually, I concluded that this thought holds the answer to everything that ever was and ever will be. But, it's dangerous, and not very fun. I think I'd better just leave it sitting idle in a dingy cellar in my mind somewhere. People will be happier that way, don't you think? Wouldn't be very nice of me to shatter everybody's already brittle existence, whether they're skipping along through it, or dragging their feet. This is assuming that my thought really does hold the weight that it...does (which I already did...assume). Of course, that just leaves you all to question as to why I even mention a thought that I cannot...mention. Further.[/size]

    [size=1]No questions then? Excellent.[/size]

    *Onward to more predictable goofiness!*


    Just when I'm recovering from one finger injury, forcing me to sport a non-Snoopy decal'ed band-aid for nearly a week (stupid pocket knife!), I go and win myself another booboo. Even though it's the season for fireworks-related finger decapitations, this was much less exciting. However, for a single searing moment in the kitchen, I was wishing the thunder of God Himself to remove that pan of grease from this world in such a way that a pan of grease can feel utmost pain.

    I was cooking up these "banana burrito" creations (egg roll wrap, bananas, jack fruit, and the fantabulous grease to fry 'em in) when I errantly flipped a burrito mid-fry. The resulting sploosh propelled a rather large globule of molten grease across the kitchen, which managed to lock its crosshairs on my poor finger's knuckle. Fate would not have it any other way than for my finger to be struck (No Christmas Card for Fate this year :mad: ). It was my right pointer finger too! That's like...the King of Fingers! Assassination attempt? "E tu, [color=black]Thumbé?" Probably not, but I can't be too sure. The thought never even crossed my mind that my fingers would plot against each other. I also have yet to take into account the fact that I was holding a spatula at the time. *shifts eyes...at fingers...then to utensil drawer*[/color]

    So now my finger has this little Gorbachev spot on it. Kinda looks like a cartoonized version of Chief Sitting Bull. Or, if I look at the spot upside down, it looks like Sitting Bull doing a cartwheel. Take your pick.



    And since I feel like it, here's all the movies I've bought, CD's I've bought, and books I've bought/borrowed/checked out in the past few months (I don't get to make such updates often, either):

    [b]Movies[/b]:
    --'Bedknobs & Broomsticks'
    --'Ghostbusters'
    --'Young Frankenstein'

    [b]Music[/b]:
    --John Lennon - "The John Lennon Collection"
    --Jackson Browne - "The Next Voice You Hear - Best Of"
    --Rod Stewart & The Faces - "Every Picture Tells A Story" (back when the man rocked but not popped)
    --Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - "Deja vu"
    --Astrud Gilberto - "Compact Jazz"
    --Frank Sinatra & Count Basie - "It Might As Well Be Swing"
    --"24 Old Timey Favorites" - Bluegrass

    [b]Books[/b]:
    --[i]Deadeye Dick [/i]by Kurt Vonnegut
    --[i]Passage [/i]by Connie Willis
    --[i]The Martian Chronicles [/i]by Ray Bradbury
    --[i]The Magician's Nephew[/i] and [i]The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe[/i] by C.S. Lewis
    --[i]Where The Sidewalk Ends[/i] by Shel Silverstein
    --[i]The Complete Poems of Robert Frost[/i]
    --[i]The Myth Of Natural Origins [/i]by Ashby L. Camp
    --[i]Deep Thoughts[/i] by Jack Handey
  • fb1644764650
    May 24, 2011
    fb1644764650
    A film that comes across as a cute lovable film about animals proves to be slow and uneventful in nature.
  • xxdebxx
    September 16, 2009
    xxdebxx
    I found this movie to be quite entertaining and moving at the same time. The movie tells of the separation of two tiger cubs, one is sold to a circus where he is mistreated by his sadistic handlers and the other is adopted as a pet by a young boy. The story is told from the tiger... read mores' perspective and director Jean-Jacques Annaud was very successful in conveying the tiger's thoughts and feelings without the use of words. He suggests rather than display violence becausethere is surprisingly little blood in this story about hunting, though the threat of attack is clear and pervasive. I have always thought that tigers were the most regal of all the great felines and these two are the most unforgettable and so is this movie which just reinforce that the biggest danger to tigers are us and we must exercise our power responsibly, not by destroying life, but by learning to value and cherish these endangered animals living in the wild.

    The landscapes are impressive and the photography was amazing. A fantastic and touching movie with great performances by the Tigers who stole the show but Guy Pearce as the hunter and the little French boy weren't far behind them.
  • mingsysar
    March 18, 2009
    mingsysar
    A cute film about tigers suddenly ups a notch with Guy Pearce's entrance into the arena. Young Freddie Highmore also impresses. Everyone will get something from this film. This especially goes for those who love The Jungle Book, tigers and cute animals doing cute things. The loca... read moretions are incredible as well, particularly Angkor Wat. Oddly emotional and family friendly. Except, wait for the little footnote at the end of the film, very poignant.
  • trisarahtops22
    October 21, 2007
    trisarahtops22
    A cute movie with even cuter tigers!
  • aaiverson
    May 6, 2007
    aaiverson
    Boring, slow, bad. That's all I got to say.:rotten: :rotten: :rotten:

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Critic Reviews

Rex Reed
July 23, 2004
Rex Reed, New York Observer

This is a family movie on a grand scale, enhanced by lush cinematography and throbbing music, with a minimum of dialogue and an endless assortment of thrills. Full Review

Stephanie Zacharek
July 3, 2004
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

Noteworthy because it represents a kind of fevered moviemaking insanity that we rarely see these days. Full Review

Alan Niester
July 3, 2004
Alan Niester, Globe and Mail

The kind of movie that kids used to flock to on Saturday afternoons in the forties and fifties. Full Review

Richard Roeper
June 28, 2004
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

... one of the most amazing animal adventure fables ever captured on film. Full Review

Desson Thomson
June 25, 2004
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

I would have gladly volunteered to lead all the tigers participating in this movie directly into the wilds, just to stop them 'acting' in this slow-moving, heavy-handed drama. Full Review

Peter Howell
June 25, 2004
Peter Howell, Toronto Star

The movie can be taken as quality children's entertainment ... But the film offers much more than that. Full Review

Mick LaSalle
June 25, 2004
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

A beautiful film, but it's also a troubled one. Full Review

Carrie Rickey
June 25, 2004
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer

Two Brothers may not be a great movie, but it's an unusually diverting episode of Wild Kingdom.

Roger Moore
June 25, 2004
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

Brothers can't avoid the sappy Disney touches -- even though it comes from Universal. Full Review

Lisa Rose
June 25, 2004
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger

Two Brothers isn't a sequel to the 1988 nature hit The Bear, yet it feels like one. It suffers from the lack of inspiration that plagues many second chapters, and it attempts to broaden the original c... Full Review

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