VeteranLight I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Lumsdal Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Kimball Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

casparhayes A good film that was hilarious, but I felt a bit cliches but relatable with the younger brother being more talented than the older and a likeable set of main characters

daycharlie So I have seen this film many times over the years from the first time I watched it with my dad I must have seen it roughly 100-150 times in the last 9 years and I can tell you it has aged well. The film is one of my all time favorites and it has me in stitches every time I watch. This type of comedy relies on just childish stupidity and naivety in 40-year-olds and is so ironic it is just so hilarious. The way Will Ferrell and Adam Mckay made this film it keeps you constantly laughing through out and just keeps the jokes coming. There are none of the long pauses to add context to the story, whilst keeping the context of the story with many short and unbearably hilarious breaks from the main skits. This is one of the reasons the film is always laughable and cannot be beaten in my book. Through out the main sequences, the use of ironic humour is constant and even though at some points slightly over used it is inescapable and funny as hell. This is due to a number of awkward scenes, such as when the entire family are eating dinner for the first time and the two go back and forth with immature and petty insults like "I remember when I had my first beer". this line said at dinner whilst Will (Brennan) is sipping on blue gator aid like a small child and then when met with a retaliation from John (Dale) proceeds to wail and cry. That is just one example of the Immature and hilarious moments in this film and give the audience an easy laugh by making them feel superior to the morons on screen. This, I believe is why the film has been so successful and why it is a classic, in my opinion, this is one of the best comedy films ever. I would write more, but this is my first review and I wanted to keep it rather short and concise. If you haven't seen the film I highly suggest it and if you have, watch it again. thanks for reading hope you enjoyed it. C_S_S_D

georgeritmeester I was stunned by the review from SidelinePictures. This may be the single most godawful comedy I've ever seen in my entire life, and probably ranks in my top ten of the worst movies I've ever seen in any category. So bad, in fact, that it makes a lousy movie like Staten Island look like the work of a comedy writing genius. So bad that you're angry that you wasted one and one-half hours of your limited lifespan watching this irredeemable garbage. Far from laughing throughout the entire movie, I can't recall if there was a single scene that made I or my wife laugh (though admittedly there may have been one or two). Will Ferrell is an amazing talent, but not even Charlie Chaplin could have overcome a script that's beyond atrocious.

Zachary Blumenthal Step Brothers is one of those movies that polarizes and divides. Some consider it one of the funniest films they've ever seen, and others write it off as another slapstick, goofball comedy that relies on gimmicky jokes and childish expletives. What people don't understand when they take this movie seriously is that it is basically an intentionally paradoxical satire of the over- privileged youth of white suburban America. Only the main characters aren't bratty children, they're bratty and unemployed 39 year old adults living with their parents. The concept seems preposterous, let alone the absurd behavior of both Dale Dobak (John C. O'Reilly) and Brennan Huff (Will Ferrell) who become stepbrothers during the film's opening, but it has this unrelenting charm that makes it impossible to not laugh at. We are introduced to both of the main characters after their parents meet at a business conference and proceed with a shotgun wedding of sorts. Both Brennan and Dale are unsure about their parent's decision and they have no problem expressing their concerns. "I didn't want salmon! I said it four times!!..This wedding is horse sh*t." Brennan exclaims as he storms out of the wedding reception. Later, after the pair have a physical altercation due to Brennan touching Dale's drum set, Dale's father punishes them by announcing "No TV for a week!". "What?!" Both Dale and Brennan exclaim in unison. "This house is a f*cking prison!" yells Brennan. "On planet bullsh*t!" adds Dale. "In the galaxy of This Sucks Camel D*cks!" Brennan loudly concludes. It's humor like this that infects the movie with wacky charm and awkward character interactions. It's borderline cringe-worthy as you watch "normal" characters react to Dale and Brennan's antics, but it only helps push the "manchild" narrative to new heights. Throughout the film, Dale and Brennan are eventually forced to get jobs and move out of their parents house after essentially causing them to divorce. The movie concludes when Dale and Brennan co-work the Catalina Wine Mixer for Brennan's ultra-successful brother, when Dale's father, feeling nostalgic for Dale and Brennan's bizarre, yet intrinsic childish nature, tells the boys to "never lose their dinosaur", basically telling them to be themselves and screw everyone else. The movie ends with both Dale and Brennan returning to their goofy selves, but with good jobs and respective significant others. I watched this in my senior year of high school, and coming back to it feels like I'm watching a piece of my past. It really is excellent entertainment, even if it's almost impossible to take seriously. 10 out of 10!