Coming Soon to DVD: Step Brothers.

My Rating

(out of 5 envelopes):

MPAA Rating: R

Runtime: 95 minutes

Genre: Comedy

DVD Release Date: December 2, 2008

When this movie was first released in theaters, there were a bunch of television commercials that seemed to be played tirelessly on every network I watched. When I saw the first round of commercials, I thought the movie sounded really stupid and there was no way I’d see it. Then I saw the commercial where the homemade bunk beds collapsed.

Step Brothers is the story of two guys who just never grew up and never left home. When their single parents fall for each other and get married, Brennan(Will Ferrell) and his mother move in with Dale(John C. Reilly) and his father. Problem is, Brennan and Dale don’t get along. So will the new family live happily ever after or will the whole marriage crash and burn?

Sure, the plot of this movie is stupid. But they take it and make it into something hilarious. This is one of the movies where most of the best parts are in the trailer; however, the scenes in the actual movie are longer (and funnier) than what’s in the trailer. I still cracked up at the bunk bed scene and the scene where Brennan is burying Dale alive even though I saw then countless times on the commercial. One scene I could not stop cracking up at was when the brother and his family were singing “Sweet Child O’ Mine.” That was amazing.

I really think you can relate to this humor if you have siblings or even…wait for it…step-siblings who you didn’t always get along with! Overall, I thought this movie was really funny. If you don’t immature humor and a little idiocy (or find it hilarious), then you should hit save on this movie.

Netflix Page for Step Brothers.