“Brothers” (R)

Who’s in it: Connie Nielsen

What it’s about: A man tells his brother, who just left prison after serving time for a bank robbery, that he should apologize to a bank teller. The tension between the brothers–the favored one and the screw-up–explodes, a sign of detonations to come.

Worth watching? (star)(star)(star)(star)

“Susanne Bier’s intense masterpiece … hones in on looks, gestures and the natural rhythms of life with such straightforward precision that when the film’s sibling rivalry turns into the kind of Greek tragedy that George Lucas can only dream about, you’re left absolutely devastated.”

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