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Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, Andre Benjamin, Garrett Hedlund, Fionnula Flanagan, Terence Dashon Howard, Josh Charles
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Four Brothers |
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Directed by John Singleton in 2005. Evelyn Mercer is murdered during the robbery of a grocery store in Detroit. Her four adopted sons, Bobby, Jackie, Angel and Jeremiah, come to her funeral. As though police officers Green and Fowler tell them not to interfere with their investigation, the four brothers decide to avenge themselves their mother. They quickly find out that Evely was meant to be murdered that night. Bobby and Angel, after a wild car chase, kill the two hired killers who are linked to Victor Sweet, a criminal who rules this part of Detroit.
Victor Sweet sends six of his men to the Mercer's house. Jackie is killed during the assault. Lt. Green wants to arrest Victor Sweet but is killed by his partner Fowler who was the one who tipped Sweet about Evelyn Mercer when she was about to reveal to the authorities that Victor Sweet had bribed public officials in several occasions.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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There was a robbery at the grocery store and the robbers were shooting all over the store because the wanted the money. A woman (Fionnula Flanagan) gets killed who happens to be the mother of the four adopted brothers ( Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, Andre Benjamin, Jack Mercer).
At the funeral, the brothers find out that their mother might be murdered. Then the four brothers quickly decide to take the matter of her death into their own hands. Now they have to track down the killer and as they go along they find out that there is something new in the way they do business again.
The two cops that are trying to solve the case seem to be very weird.
--Vadim Akhanov, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
- present (2000-2010)
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- catching/stopping killer
- vigilante hunting down criminal(s)
Criminal enemy is...
- law enforcement gone bad
- known killer
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
- wild
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
- muscular (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- bald
Hair style
- (man) bald
Body type
- muscular (man)
How much in movie?
- 40%
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Body type
- muscular (man)
- average (woman)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
City?
Yes
City:
- Dirty, grimy (like New York)
- dangerous
Misc setting
- building
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
- gory visuals of deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- challenged
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- 8 or more
- dozens
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- actual description of sex
Kind of violence:
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
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