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THE Screened Review by Matt Rorie

Energetic, engaging, and charming: The Brothers Bloom is one of the best films of 2009.

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Rian Johnson Director

previously directed Brick

Bloom and his brother Stephen are renowned confidence men, carrying out elaborate cons with the help of their Japanese partner, Bang Bang. Bloom wants out of the game but gets roped in by his brother for one last job. The only danger is if he actually falls for their mark.

Trivia:

Rachel Weisz was the first actor to sign on to the film.

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Reference: The Man Who Would Be King

Early in the film, the character Charleston says, "The man named Charleston you met nine months and a thousand years ago at the hotel bar in Jodhpur is dead..." Later Stephen says he stole that from Kipling, to which Bloom replies that he didn't. The line, "The same and not the same - who sat beside you in the first class carriage on the train to Marwar Junction; three summers and a thousand years ago..." appears in this film adaptation, not the novel by Kipling on which it was based.

Quote: Stephen

I don't like to make a blanket statement about an entire country, but Mexico is a horrible place.

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Writers
	Rian Johnson

Cast
	Adrien Brody	Bloom
	Mark Ruffalo	Stephen
	Rachel Weisz	Penelope Stamp
	Rinko Kikuchi	Bang Bang
	Robbie Coltrane	The Curator
	Maximilian Schell	Diamond Dog
	Ricky Jay	Narrator
	Zachary Gordon	Young Bloom
	Max Records	Young Stephen
	Andy Nyman	Charleston
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Defending Your Movie: The Brothers Bloom

Is The Brothers Bloom a good movie, or nothing more than just one big con?

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General Information Edit

Name	The Brothers Bloom
US Release	May 15, 2009
UK Release	June 4, 2010
AUS Release
Runtime	113
Language(s)	Add a new language Japanese French English
Genre(s)	Add a new genre Comedy Adventure Crime Romance Drama
Theme(s)	Add a new theme love
Rating	PG-13
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