John Singleton dips into the blaxploitation well again this summer — he produced the current pimp-rap flick "Hustle & Flow" — with "Four Brothers." Like "Hustle," "Brothers" conforms to the old blaxploitation guideline that, no matter how many black characters are living out transgressive fantasies onscreen, a strong white man is probably reaping the benefits somewhere — most often behind the scenes, such as "Hustle" filmmaker Craig Brewer. This time around, Mark Wahlberg is the man, which means getting the movie's most iconic shots — he enters the film driving through Detroit to Marvin Gaye's "Trouble Man" — and its most hard-boiled bits of dialogue, almost all of which are too embarrassing to repeat here. Read the full review
When the adoptive mother is murdered during a grocery store holdup, the Mercer brothers — hotheaded Bobby, hard-edged Angel, businessman Jeremiah and hard-rocking Jack — reunite to take the matter of her death into their own hands.
Director: John Singleton
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Andre Benjamin, Tyrese Gibson, Garrett Hedlund, Sofia Vergara
Release date: August 12, 2005
Rating: R for strong violence, pervasive language and some sexual content.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: B
"Fast, funny and often furious, this is what mindless escapism should be."
Austin American-Statesman: 3 of 5 stars
"This vigilante joyride relishes all sorts of mayhem, but it never even pretends to have anything to do with the real world."
The Palm Beach Post: C+
"The whole movie never escapes its genre roots, although Singleton retains his touch for inner-city action sequences."
The Palm Beach Post "Flick Chick"
"The violence, car chases and abundant profanity speak loudly, so if that's not your thing, then Four Brothers isn't your thing."
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