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Brotherhood - Rated R Grade ( A ) The film Brotherhood hits theaters this weekend, and even though it's one you'll have to head to the Angelika to check out, it's worth the few extra miles you'll have to trek. Brotherhood is a film about a Fraternity initiation gone incredibly wrong. Proving poor decision making by the characters on screen is like an intense car crash you cant look away from. From the get go this feel keeps a quick pace, never muddling around, keeping the audience engaged and interested. A large part of that is the fantastic directing and editing by Will and his crew. We are introduced to our characters and right away we get a sense of who each guy is. Jon Foster takes a step left of center playing Frank who may just be the biggest jerk on the planet. Quite the stretch if you've ever met Jon. Plenty of time's I was thinking wow someone should punch that guy in the face. But at the same time I understand why no one wanted to try. Trevor Morgan was the perfect pick for Adam, the one guy in the frat house with some sense of morals. We cant forget about Lou Taylor Pucci as Kevin. His character didn't have the most lines of the film, but at the end of the day it doesn't matter, because it's his character you're the most concerned about during the duration of the film. I found myself quite conflicted watching the events unfold on screen. On one hand I know they are making stupid wrong decisions. On the other hand I found myself curious if they could pull everything off and get out scott free. It's a strange feeling pulling for those you know are in the wrong. It's almost like rooting for the bad guy. But you're rooting for the bad guy in hopes they will pull a 180 do the right thing. Possibly the best moment in the film is the climatic end, with one heck of a twist that smacks you in the face. I don't have any hesitation saying this film is one of the must see movies of 2011. It's a suspenseful, intense ride, from start to finish, and I loved it. For more info visit http://www.brotherhoodthemovie.com -Rachel Parkerhttp://www.brotherhoodthemovie.comshapeimage_23_link_0
Red Riding Hood - Rated PG-13 Grade ( C- ) Red Riding Hood, a classic story you surely heard a million times as a child, comes to theaters this weekend. But be warned this is not the Red Riding Hood we grew up with. Instead of the big bad wolf, it’s a big bad werewolf, Red’s name is Valerie, and she and her family live in a Medieval village in the middle of the snowy forests in the mountains. The movie starts us out with Valerie, played by Amanda Seyfried, and the love of her life Peter, played by Shiloh Fernandez, as children growing up. Then the film pretty quickly cuts to them as adults finding out Valerie’s sister has been killed by “the wolf.” It quickly then turns to a “find the wolf and kill it” situation. But if only it were that easy. The film then starts to clutter with the “Who done it” scenario, adding the antagonist werewolf hunter Solomon played by Gary Oldman. Oh and did I forget to mention the sub plot? Valerie’s parents have promised her to another man named Henry, who is a well off villager. As if the wood worked Peter isn’t good enough for her. Yay oppression of women and arranged marriages! I don’t really want to give away too much of the film for those who may actually care to see it. But I have to be honest about how unimpressed with the incredibly poor screen play I was. It literally is what slaughters the film. There were more than a few moments where I was laughing because it was that stupid. In fact in one part of the movie, they have Valerie out of it and looking at her grandma saying “Grandma, what big eyes you have.. Grandma What big ears you have.” Why? What is the point!?! The movie never quite was able to figure out what kind of genre it fit in to either. Is it Drama, Action, Romance, Thriller, or Fantasy. I’m going to be honest, I wonder who thought this film up.. I wonder if they were laying in a bed of poppies going “Hey.. we should make a Red Riding Hood.. except the wolf is a werewolf.. yeah.. that would be awesome..” Well maybe it could have been, but this.. was.. not. 
On a note of positivity, the film looked good, as in the cinematography, set dressing, and costumes. So kudos to the visual teams. I know they cant help it if the script isn’t a good one. Grandma’s house looked pretty dang cool. Her fireplace was in a tree.. and her steps into the house were in a tree, it was like a really cool tree house. Lastly as far as the Direction of the film.. well I question why Hardwicke would take this on. I don’t really have too much criticism because I know she didn’t write it, but that doesn’t change the fact that she still directed it. I honestly don’t recommend wasting your time with this one, if you have to see it, wait till its on Netflix. -Rachel Parker
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