Our Idiot Brother (2011) (original) (raw)

Every family has one: the sibling who is always just a little bit behind the curve when it comes to getting his life together. For sisters Liz, Miranda and Natalie, that person is their perennially upbeat brother Ned, an erstwhile organic farmer whose willingness to rely on the honesty of mankind is a less-than-optimum strategy for a tidy, trouble-free existence. Ned may be utterly lacking in common sense, but he is their brother and so, after his girlfriend dumps him and boots him off the farm, his sisters once again come to his rescue.

Every family has one: the sibling who is always just a little bit behind the curve when it comes to getting his life together. For sisters Liz, Miranda and Natalie, that person is their perennially upbeat brother Ned, an erstwhile organic farmer whose willingness to rely on the honesty of mankind is a less-than-optimum strategy for a tidy, trouble-free existence. Ned may be utterly lacking in common sense, but he is their brother and so, after his girlfriend dumps him and boots him off the farm, his sisters once again come to his rescue. (less)

Director: Jesse Peretz
Writers: Evgenia Peretz, David Schisgall, Jesse Peretz
Starring: Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, Steve Coogan, Hugh Dancy
Producer: Anthony Bregman

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Review by Brian Orndorf, August 24, 2011

8 / 10

We�ve seen multiple R-rated comedies this summer that�ve trafficked in vulgarity to make themselves heard, dependent on shock value to acquire box office attention. �Our Idiot Brother� is a swell change of pace from the obnoxious norm, rooting its shenanigans in a welcome feeling of familial reality, pulling laughs from a source of frustration viewers might be able to relate to. It�s a dumb comedy but never stupid, always good-natured and sharply performed. After a stint in jail for selling weed to a uniformed cop, Ned (Paul Rudd) is ready to reclaim the hippy-dippy life he left be ...read more...

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