The BrothersSolomon (R)
2 stars
Who’s in it: Will Arnett, Will Forte, Kristen Wiig, Chi McBride
What it’s about: The Wills play the socially maladroit brothers of the title, cockeyed optimists raised in an arctic science lab by a Grizzly Adams-type dad, who slips into a coma just after expressing the wish for a grandson. The brothers take out an ad on Craigslist and find their surrogate mother.
Worth watching? This summer’s previous “SNL” knockoff comedy, “Hot Rod,” was a comic rocket compared to this mirth-free inertia.
–MICHAEL PHILLIPS, CHICAGO TRIBUNE
3:10 to Yuma (R)
3 stars
Who’s in it: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Ben Foster, Gretchen Mol
What it’s about: A remake of a 1957 Western, the movie follows an intellectual outlaw and the indebted rancher who’s volunteered to help deliver him to prison
Worth watching? This new version not only remains true to its roots but expands on them in ways that are thrilling and thoroughly entertaining. The acting is so powerful here and the craftsmanship is so superb, it’s bound to draw fans both old and new, and deservedly so.
— CHRISTOPHER KELLY, FT. WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM
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Quotable
“It’s almost like you want to go get a drink with them, get to know them a little bit.”
Christian Bale [ the “3:10 to Yuma” actor on becoming immersed in the characters he plays ]