The Brothers Bloom
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Stephen and Bloom are brothers who have been con artists since they were kids. Stephen is the mastermind, while Bloom is the main character of Stephen's stories. As adults, they travel the world and never enlist the same people twice in their cons, except for their consistent sidekick, the mysterious
… More »Stephen and Bloom are brothers who have been con artists since they were kids. Stephen is the mastermind, while Bloom is the main character of Stephen's stories. As adults, they travel the world and never enlist the same people twice in their cons, except for their consistent sidekick, the mysterious and primarily silent Bang Bang, a Japanese woman who just appeared in their lives one day and happens to have a penchant for blowing things up. As Bloom hits his mid-thirties, he wants to quit the business. Stephen talks him into one last con. The mark is the eccentric, lonely but beautiful New Jersey heiress, Penelope Stamp. As the brothers go through their final con on Penelope, three main problems may occur to thwart the plan. First, the brothers' former mentor and now arch enemy, Diamond Dog, may exact his long awaited revenge; second, Penelope may end up being more unpredictable than all their former marks; and third, Bloom, who has let love slip by in his life, may fall for Penelope. But through the process, no one ever really knows who is conning who.
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Special features include audio commentary with director Rian Johnson and producer Ram Bergman, "From sketch to celluloid" featurette, behind the scenes featurette, deleted scenes, image gallery
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Add a SummaryThe Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they've decided to take on one last job - showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world.
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Add a QuoteBloom: How did you find me? Penelope Stamp: Bang Bang. Bloom: Bang Bang? Penelope Stamp: She gave me her cell number. Bloom: Bang Bang has a cell phone?
Stephen: I have at different times in my life, sold sand to an Arab and ice to an Eskimo.
The Curator: The Curator: Madam, your smile is the sun and fallen men like me, we need the sun.
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Add a CommentAbove average caper/con man film. Fairly unique concept and delivery to an age old storyline. The acting was good enough. Some of the dialogue was funny enough. It had it's moments. I didn't like the last 15 or more minutes of the movie. There was a point where the movie could have ended and I would have been more satisfied than when they actually ended it. I would have rated the movie higher if it wouldn't have insisted on one more twist. Still, well worth watching if you like heist/caper/con movies. Especially quirky, humorous ones.
Very enjoyable to watch. If you're looking for something different from other ordinary mainstream "American" films, this can be a good choice. Just the right amount of humor, saddness, brain-twisting, adventure, beautiful scenary, etc. The writer & director Rian Johnson is a talent you cannot miss.
Way better than I had expected, not a must see, but worth a watch. Good cast, great characters, and a fun story. I would recommend this to fans of action type romantic comedies.
I really enjoyed this movie - most unexpected. Great characters. Funny and quirky.
I enjoyed this film. It's definitely different. Quiet in a way, but compelling.
Fair – The Brothers Bloom (2008) 114 min. The film is a series of missed opportunities. We have interesting characters that have been included in a con plot that works at not only conning everyone in the movie but the viewer as well. You never really know what’s “for real” and what’s not. For that reason, the film falls short of being satisfying. The one true work of genius is the character beautifully played by Rachel Weisz – a rich woman who lived most of her childhood and young adulthood alone because of medical reasons (the reason will blow your mind). For her alone, the film is worth watching. Unfortunately, the film itself is a disappointment.