Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound, English, Subtitled, French, Dubbed & Subtitled
The Brothers is a fresh and hilarious look at four African-American "Brothers"--lifelong friends who band together to navigate the turbulent waters of love and sex on their way to healthy, happy and committed relationships. Jackson (Morris Chestnut, The Best Man) is a successful pediatrician who is desperate for intimacy, but terrified of commitment. Brian (Bill Bellamy, Love Jones) is a sexy old-school bachelor who fights tooth and nail to protect his independence from women he thinks are undeserving of him. Terry (Shemar Moore, TV's The Young And The Restless) is a renowned womanizer who desperately wants to settle down. Derrick (D.L. Hugley, The Original Kings Of Comedy) is a loving husband and father who always finds time for the boys, despite a demanding wife who refuses to meet his sexual demands. Denise (Gabrielle Union, Bring It On), Sheila (Tamala Jones, Blue Streak) and Louise (Jennifer Lewis, Cast Away) are the "sisters" who teach them that the battle of the sexes is won in the heart in this brazenly comic look at love, honesty and the beauty of commitment.
"...the movie's themes of family, love and friendship are universal." Associated Press
"Blunt and sexy...and just enough nuggets of human truth...to infuse it with genuine heart..." Stephen Holden, The New York Times
"...witty and lively..." Chris Vogner, Dallas Morning News
"Thumbs Up!" Ebert & Roeper And The Movies
Editor's Note
Dubbed "Refusing to Exhale" by director Gary Hardwick, THE BROTHERS traces the hilarious journey of four African-American men as they take on love, sex, friendship and two of life's most terrifying prospects--honesty and commitment. Smart, successful, and sexy, Jackson Smith (Morris Chestnut), Brian Palmer (Bill Bellamy), Derrick West (D.L. Hughley) and Terry White (Shemar Moore) are "The Brothers"--lifelong friends banded together to weather love's innate terrors and occasional triumphs in this brazenly comic yet painfully true exploration of the battle between the sexes. Amidst the career track, basketball, and bar hopping, "The Brothers" love women, as many as possible, but a shocking revelation tests the foursome's friendship and changes their dating habits forever.In between the fast-quipping one-liners, each of the four brothers faces a challenge that must be overcome in order to mature into full manhood. The strength of THE BROTHERS rests in the emotional variety of these challenges, which range from Brian's tragic relationship with his mother to Derrick's hysterical sexual problems with his wife. And regardless of the tone of each subplot, Hardwick's characters are well rounded, and filled out by the excellent acting of Chestnut, Hughley, and the gorgeous Gabrielle Union in the female lead.
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