From there the film focuses on the attempts of Brennan and Dale to get along, and the collateral damage along the way. Part of Step Brothers’ charms is how quickly it gets the set-up of its premise out of the way. When their parents meet and get married, the two men trapped in a state of permanent adolescence must figure out how to live together. He is 40, unemployed, and lives with his father Robert ( Richard Jenkins). He is 39, unemployed, and lives with his mother Nancy ( Mary Steenburgen). The premise of Step Brothers is rather straightforward. Reilly and director Adam McKay made their most mature, subdued, and hilarious work to date. With 2008’s Step Brothers, Ferrell along with co-star John C. Everything takes on the feeling of a whirlwind of silliness where the numbers of gags that miss take away from the ones that work. It’s not entirely on Ferrell, however, as most of the supporting players are trying to play on his level. He’s a fine comedic actor, yet his tendency to push his performance to self-aware extremes diminishes the humorous content for me. It’s safe to say that I find most of Will Ferrell’s lead comedic performances to be on the grating side.
With THAT’S NOT ROTTEN, Sean picks a movie deemed rotten on Rotten Tomatoes and illustrates why it’s better than thought.
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