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Actors: Edward Burns, Mike McGlone, Jack Mulcahy, Shari Albert, Maxine Bahns
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Brothers McMullen |
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Writer-director and star Edward Burns made an impressive debut with this film at the age of 27, in 1995. Three Irish Catholic brothers in their 20s are on their own in New York after their alcoholic, wife-abusing father dies and their mother races back to Ireland to be with her one true love. Each in his own way is fearful of becoming like the father. Barry (Burns) is dedicated to his career and has an acute phobia for romantic commitment, but finds himself lucky in both love and work, though they pull him in opposite directions. Patrick (McGlone) is torn between his love for his faith and his love for Susan, his fiancee and longtime Jewish girlfriend. Jack is stuck in a marriage to Molly gone stale, under pressure to have children and not feeling ready, and having an affair with Ann. This low budget feel-good movie has only so-so writing and acting, and a far too "pat" happy ending, but somehow retains a breezy charm.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Brothers McMullen |
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Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- romance (general)
- inconveniently married while playing footsy
Family, loving
Yes
Special relationship with
- brother
Kind of comedy
- romantic comedy
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Irish
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Irish/McCourt
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- sex under blankets
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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