Step Brothers (2008)

It's clear that much of what is on the screen is there because writers Ferrell and McKay found it funny, not because it serves the plot.

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10/03/08

Like toothpaste from a tube, every last laugh is squeezed from this absurd premise, where both men pushing forty act like they're 14. Surprisingly, it's enough to make it work.

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09/19/08

Thanks to their ability to convincingly portray adults who have never emotionally advanced beyond their pre-adolescent years, Ferrell and Reilly perfectly inhabit these obnoxious yet hilarious characters.

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09/19/08

Despite valiant efforts from a seasoned cast, it fails to deliver the expected laughs.

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09/19/08

One thing spoils the mood: for all the joy that Ferrell and Reilly take in brawling or whimpering like two-year-olds, immaturity is still seen as something to be overcome.

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09/19/08

Between occasional guffaws and more frequent hand-over-mouth, oh-my-God moments, I started to think about where American comedy has come from and where it's going.

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09/19/08

Painful to watch, this Will Ferrell vehicle is crude, infantile and unfunny as it hovers around its one-tone premise in which two grown men behave like kids %u2013 and vile ones at that

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09/15/08

There is a plot, but it only exists to give Ferrell and Reilly some focus for their juvenilia. While this sounds like a negative comment, it's actually not.

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09/08/08

If someone farts in your presence and it smells like 'ketchup and onions', do you a) snigger like a child, b) leave the room or c) vomit? If it's 'b' or 'c', do not see this movie. If it's 'a', book your tickets right now - you'll laugh yourself stupid.

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09/01/08

Sporadically funny, and ridiculous enough to keep some fans happy ... but even a solid cast can't sustain one joke this long.

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08/29/08

Enjoyable comedy that wrings maximum laughs from its one-joke premise, thanks to terrific comic performances from Ferrell and Reilly.

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08/29/08

Dude, the film so totally happens to be great.

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08/29/08

For a while their stupid rivalry, insults and petulant displays of outrage are funny, but like the talented child who won't be quiet for a second, the act eventually begins to grate.

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08/29/08

Most of all, it is great to see Ferrell beating his addiction to sports comedies, following Semi-Pro, Blades Of Glory and Talladega Nights.

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08/29/08

A middling movie that provides just enough laughs to keep you watching, the whole thing feels two or three rewrites short of completion.

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08/29/08

The dialogue is so sharp and so tight gags are flying at you for almost the entire movie. So funny it will bring tears to your eyes! Step Brothers is pure comedy gold.

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08/29/08

You’ll laugh a ton, but you might also feel that you can have too much of a good thing.

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08/29/08

Yet as Ferrell and Reilly babble, yell, and clobber themselves silly in the (fruitless) pursuit of laughs over 97 excruciating minutes, anyone who manages to complete this moronic marathon with them deserves a medal.

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08/29/08

Adam McKay's movie hits inspiration often enough to overcome its pedestrian plot, and the sight of Ferrell bawling like a baby somehow gets funnier each time.

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08/29/08