Brothers

Brothers (2015) – 7/10

At first, it was hard to follow with all the intense drama and emotional scenes, but once the flashbacks started, everything became clearer. Early on, we realize that Maria is dead and there’s a lot of family trauma, but as the story unfolds, we see the two brothers grow closer. The emotional connection between them is powerful, and their relationship becomes the heart of the movie.

This film also has a strong anti-alcohol message. The father, who seems more like a trainer than a fighter, struggles with guilt and his past. I think he used to be a fighter, but it's not fully explained — did he start drinking because he lost someone he loved? I wish that part had been clearer.

Normally I don’t watch non-English movies, but this one was worth it. The performances were emotional, the music was very moving (almost musical at times), and the cinematography was solid. One thing I didn’t understand was how the police allowed a murderer to attend the funeral — that part didn’t make sense to me.

There was a moment I thought the movie would end with the father donating a kidney to save the girl, but it ended more suddenly than I expected.

Still, I give it a solid 7/10 — it’s a touching story about grief, family, redemption, and brotherhood. Worth watching.

It nails the heart, but everything else about 'Brothers' is yawnful.

The film manages to make you care for Akshay Kumar's character David, as well as for Sidharth Malhotra's Monty but it's skewed heavily towards Kumar. Away from them though, it's poorly crafted storytelling in regards to the sporting and siblings/father parts of the plot.

It also goes on for too long, my version of the film - via Colors Cineplex - only ran for around two hours... I'm not sure where the apparent extra thirty or so minutes went, though I'm kinda glad as that extra portion would probably put my rating much lower. At least the music is nice.

There are many better Hindi sport dramas out there.

T'was a cheap remake of Sultan and did not meet the emotional sentimentality required for that kind of film at all. I know Jackie Shroff cried a lot during the whole film but that was just annoying in the end. This movie wasnt well structured at all. and you know what would've made the whole thing worth it, if there was a "I year after" scene where they're all having dinner as family and they've all reconciled and Malhothra's character got to know his nephew and all. that would've made this whole thing worth it but I'm utterly disappointed.