The City Has Two Sons. Only One Can Rule The Hill.
Features: DVD
Welcome to "The Hill," an Irish working-class neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island -- a place where mothers choose favorites, wives keep secrets, and friends are won and lost by the deals that they make. And while Tommy Caffee pursues ambitions as a rising star in politics, Michael Caffee seeks power the only way he knows how -- within the gritty underworld of violence and crime.This three disc collection includes all 10 episodes from The Complete Second Season of Brotherhood!
"...the Irish Rhode Island flipside to HBO's Italian New Jersey Sopranos...an appealing blend of political drama and gangsters..." Adam Arseneau, DVD Verdict
"...a keeper. Showtime's new political drama...is smart, saucy, and ever-so-satisfying. Nervy, compelling..." Entertainment Weekly
"...intellectual...powerful...and thought provoking...Don't even bother with a rental, this is a show that you must add to your collection." John Cavanagh, The DVD Lounge
"...superb direction, lush cinematography and a slew of subplots...this character-driven family story is captivating on a multitude of levels." Phil Gallo, Variety
"...a fantastically deep cast. Though Isaacs and Clarke are impossible to look away from, Embry, Flanagan and Gish are doing stellar work here..." Tim Goodman, San Francisco Chronicle
Editor's Note
The Showtime original series BROTHERHOOD spins the well-worn crime genre with this Cain-and-Abel story of two brothers on opposite sides of the law. Based on the real-life case of the Bulger brothers, the series takes place in an Irish-American, working-class neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island, known as The Hill. There, Tommy Caffee (Jason Clarke) is a straightlaced, up-and-coming politician while his brother, Michael (Jason Isaacs), aspires to be the biggest crime boss in the gangster underworld. Their equally cutthroat occupations have more in common than they might think. A taut character study punctuated by scenes of SOPRANOS-like violence, BROTHERHOOD's second season is presented in its entirety with this collection of 10 episodes.
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Entertainment Reviews
 | Brotherhood - Season 2 - DVD Review By: Scott Deitche - Blogcritics.org Reviews Published on: 1/15/2009 3:56 PM | | It’s a natural to compare Brotherhood to The Sopranos. They are both about organized-crime syndicates, families both criminal and blood, and evoke a real sense of place, made more authentic in Brotherhood by the filming of the show in Providence, RI and surrounding cities. Two regulars from The Sopranos even have parts in Brotherhood: Al Sapienza (Uncle Junior’s soldier, Mickey Palmice) is the Mayor, and Matt Servitto (Agent Harris) is Representative Donatello. But the shows are different enough to stand apart. ...read the full review |
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