2/4  Step Brothers
Step Brothers is a comedy, if you can even call it that, that completely misses every chance at something good. Bad Direction, Bad Screenplay, Bad Story and Obnoxious(!) Characters. The film is occasionally funny only because of Ferrell, w... (read full)

  Boats n Hoes!
I loved loved loved the movie and even named my running team 'Boats n Hoes.' Got a lot of attention with the awesome shirts I found on Cafepress. Make sure you buy the best looking one which has two really sexy looking hoes on top of a yac... (read full)

1.5/4  Mean-spirited, desperate and unfunny
An almost wholly mean-spirited and unfunny comedy with a premise that can only be humorous to 12-year-olds. One wonders why the parents put up with everything. The actors are all uncomfortable and over-the-top, and only a couple of the j... (read full)

3/4  It should be bad, but I laughed. A lot.
Not a great movie, but I have to admit I laughed pretty hard several times. Sometimes it gets a little too silly but the movie will usually right itself and carry on to a satisfying ending. I have to say it's pretty awesome seeing Richar... (read full)

2.5/4  silly and stupid = funny movie
This movie probably does not deserve the ranking that I gave it. It is not a good movie, but it was so stupid and silly that I enjoyed it. I thought that their were some really funny parts and hours and even days later I was still talking ... (read full)

1.5/4  A terrible movie that managed to make me laugh
Too vulgar without a doubt. It went a place this movie didn't need to go. There were a bunch of places I laughed, but it doesn't make up for the fact it was a terrible movie. The sleep walking was incredibly stupid, as well as the end o... (read full)

2/4  Step Brothers Quick Review
Has some funny moments, but even though I like both Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly they play such unlikable characters here that I just couldn't get too into it because it was so off-putting. Maybe it's time to give it a rest, boys.

2.5/4  Step Brothers Quick Review
It's funny, but not as good as some of Ferrell's earlier work. And has anyone noticed, but John C Reilly plays the same character in every movie from Boogie Nights to this?

3/4  Step Brothers Quick Review
A damn funny movie that is full of great one liners. It does try too hard at times to be too funny but it still works really well. McKay is not as deep as Apatow but I would say they are the two best in the biz. Get a laugh and see it.

3/4  Step Brothers Quick Review
Hilarious! I laughed almost non-stop. Funniest movie I've watched all summer.

5/5 I wasn't ready!
  by C. Oliver (BK,NY)
I don't understand how people didn't like this movie.... I take that back. I expect that people didn't like this movie because they expected something smarter. For the record, don't expect this to be an intelligent comedy. It's not. At the same time, I think it's absolutely hilarious. I'm a firm believer in setting our own expectations. If you expected Twister to be some amazing, epic film, then you were probably disappointed. If you expected it to be a movie about a tornado, you were most likely entertained. The same applies to this film. Don't go in expecting an artistic masterpiece. It's crude, rudimentary comedy, and it's nice to be spoon-fed ridiculously "insipid" humor from time to time. I. Loved. This. Film. It's ridiculous, just don't expect too much.

5/5 "Hulk Hands!"
  by E. A. Hurst (From Beyond)
ah where to begin? this is easily the best humor will Ferrell has ever done (in my humble opinion)along with the great work of john c Riley of course, who BTW has excellent chemistry with will, dales brother is pretty much the antagonist in this film and every time you see em' you want to hit em' cannot remember the guys name but does a good job at playing an as------! ahem moving on, so yeah it's a gut buster of a film the bathroom scene was priceless(with the likable nympho) but some of the greatest scenes are the deleted ones, or "extras" such as Hulk Hands which i found Hysterical, i mean just the idea that two grown 40 year old guys get excited over x-mas presents and Hulk hands is enough to watch the scene over and over again. The funniest movie of 2008 (and for a long time) no contest.

5/5 Funny Movie
  by Jimmy Morelli (South Boston, MA)
Hilarious movie. I actually wondered if there are actual guys like this out there. If there are Will and John sure nailed it down to a tee. One of Will Ferrell's better movies. This is worth buying as it could be watched multiple times, great family flix as well.

5/5 Don't Lose Your Dinosaur
  by Jason (Backwater, Alabama)
If you've seen the preview of this movie, you already know what's in store. It's going to be a ton of juvenile antics, hilarious ad-libbing, and a comedic duo in Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly just delivering nonsensical humor from beginning to end. Brendan (Ferrell) and Dale (Reilly) are 40-year old men without jobs. They have no prospects. They have no love life. They possess nothing that the average adult covets. What the two do have, however, is a child-like desire to have fun, to live life to the fullest, and the ability to eschew adulthood at all costs. When their parents marry one another there is initial step-sibling resentment, but they quickly become best friends. From there, they rely on great lines, superb gags, a good deal of vulgarity, and the wackiness their fans have grown to enjoy to deliver the hilarity. That's the gist of this movie. It's exactly what I expected and I laughed, HARD.

For those who didn't enjoy this movie and didn't find it funny, I'd suggest you "lost your dinosaur." Towards the end of the movie, Dale's father Dr. Robert Doback (Richard Jenkins) delivers a speech about his inability to go back in time and pretend being a T-Rex, something he so desperately wanted as a child. The message is the very meaning of this movie and in large part Ferrell and Reilly's comedic oeuvre (because they're artists). Essentially, it's about attempting to be free-spirited, having fun, enjoying everything, and maintaining the youthful belief that absolutely anything is possible as long as you truly believe and try your hardest. It's about letting go of inhibitions. It's about taking chances without worries. It's about ignoring the reasons why a movie is not plausible, why a plot-device is weak, or why Back to the Future just "doesn't make sense". Sit back, shut up, and enjoy as a child would (with the obvious difference that you'll enjoy adult humor). After all, ignorance is bliss. Enjoy the pirates, the tree house, the Hulk Smash Hands, the bunk beds, and the karate gear. It's alright to laugh, be silly, and act capriciously. The very actions invigorate. Enjoy life. Don't lose your dinosaur.

4/5 Lots of laughs
  by Valerie F. Arena (PA)
This is not rocket science but it is a good time killer. It has plenty of laughs and definately not something you would want your little kids to watch, not a real "family film." For those 16 and up it's likely appropriate, as long as you are comfortable with a pair of testicles.
I laughed a lot. It was fun.