The Brothers Grimsby
Rated R
Starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Strong, Rebel Wilson, Isla Fisher,
Directed by Louis Leterier
The Story:
Nobby (Cohen) and his little brother Sebastian (Strong) were orphaned growing up, and separated by adoption. Nobby has always been waiting to find his long lost brother, and when the two are finally reunited, he actually blows Sebastian's cover as a top MI6 agent, and now Sebastian is wanted for murder. The brothers have to stay alive and clear their names before their reunion is short-lived.
You know those trailers where you think you probably saw all the good parts already?
Well, if you saw the trailer for The Brothers Grimsby, you were pretty much correct.
As this was my first Sacha Baron Cohen movie, I cannot compare it against his previous offerings to decide if this is along the same lines as those films.
It's enough to make me realize that I'm not Cohen's target audience though.
There are glimpses of a smart, Bond-style parody, and getting Leterier to direct an action-comedy was likely a wise choice.
However, the few smart gags that happen are surrounded by a dozen crude jokes with little or no humourous value in them, whatsoever.
Which is a shame, because it wastes a pretty good cast.
That Isla Fisher chose this over Now You See Me 2, time to fire your agent.
And Mark Strong tries to save the movie by being just plain awesome, but it's too little, too late.
I can't, in any good consciousness, recommend this movie.
I will give it bonus points for thankfully being shorter than most movies.
Do yourself a favor, and go watch Kingsman instead.
Final Grade: D+
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