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Article: Ferrell, Reilly's 'Brother'-ly love and hate.(SHOW)(MOVIES)(Column)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- July 25, 2008
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Byline: Christian Toto, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Some comedies make us laugh with precise physical timing, clever tweaking of social mores or dialogue requiring a nimble mind to untangle.
Not Step Brothers.
The team behind Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby reunites for a dumber-than-dumb comedy that eschews anything so civilized.
It's like watching someone get kicked in the groin for 90 minutes, but every blow induces laughter.
Step Brothers co-star Will Ferrell often trades on his man-child identity, so his role here is the next logical step in his on-screen devolution. He plays Brennan, a 39-year-old loser who still ...