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08-08-2005, 03:21 PM
By DAVID GERMAIN, AP Movie Writer 11 minutes ago
John Singleton has had great artistic success putting a real human face on inner-city streets with the edgy personal films "Boyz N the Hood" and "Baby Boy."
He's had solid commercial success piling on action and mayhem with the big, loud Hollywood flicks "Shaft" and "2 Fast 2 Furious."
In "Four Brothers," Singleton aims for both, with fitful success at weaving a full-bodied character study within a blood-soaked tale of murder and vengeance.
Singleton is at his best in the movie's first half, crafting an engaging dynamic among Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, Andre Benjamin (Andre 3000 of OutKast) and Garrett Hedlund as adopted siblings reunited in grief and anger after their mother is slain.
After a nice setup as a modern cousin to John Wayne's Western revenge tale "The Sons of Katie Elder," "Four Brothers" loses dramatic momentum, its credibility undermined amid strained plot twists.
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John Singleton has had great artistic success putting a real human face on inner-city streets with the edgy personal films "Boyz N the Hood" and "Baby Boy."
He's had solid commercial success piling on action and mayhem with the big, loud Hollywood flicks "Shaft" and "2 Fast 2 Furious."
In "Four Brothers," Singleton aims for both, with fitful success at weaving a full-bodied character study within a blood-soaked tale of murder and vengeance.
Singleton is at his best in the movie's first half, crafting an engaging dynamic among Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, Andre Benjamin (Andre 3000 of OutKast) and Garrett Hedlund as adopted siblings reunited in grief and anger after their mother is slain.
After a nice setup as a modern cousin to John Wayne's Western revenge tale "The Sons of Katie Elder," "Four Brothers" loses dramatic momentum, its credibility undermined amid strained plot twists.
more (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050808/ap_en_mo/film_review_four_brothers;_ylt=AqCAF2rGlKdr6eIZFQc mGANxFb8C;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl)