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Charles (Graham Denman) and Thomas (Jon Kondelik) are very unlikely
brothers: While Charles is your typical momma's boy who feeds his
alcoholic mother (Barbara Crampton) wine as if it was medicine, Thomas is
the typical alpha male, always making decisions for the most of them. That
said, the two almost always hit the streets together, and they dress
almost eerily alike. And somehow they have come to the conviction that
they are superhuman, in a metaphoric way, and have to prove themselves by
committing a murder. They try to slaughter prostitute Vanity (Hannah
Levien), but Thomas chickens out claiming she's too impure - but when he
sees his brother takes a fancy in Genevieve (Hannah Levien again), barista
at their favourite café, he decides she's the one - but then he lets
Charles do all the heavy lifting (as in, beating her head in with a rock),
and then is properly shocked about what they've done, and guilt gets the
better of him, with the memory of Genevieve's murder haunting not only his
dreams. Charles on the other hand found murdering the girl he almost loved
liberating, and it really boosts his self-confidence and makes him the
alpha dog of the duo. And now that he has licked blood, he thinks it's
only fair to continue where the two left off with prostitute Vanity. But
all the while there's a psychic cop (Ken Foree) on their trail, and
alcoholic mum might be wise to her boys as well ... Blood
Brothers is not an overly explicit movie ... but it's mighty sick all
the same - and I mean that in a good way! Basically, it's a trip into the
minds of two very different but very disturbed individuals, and shows
events exclusively through their eyes, and thanks to a subtle direction
and great performances makes you actually root for them, even
"like" them to a point. That's not to say the film supports
their actions in any way or promotes violence, quite the contrary, it's
just awesome in fucking with the audience's minds - and thanks to proper
pacing and a twisting and turning plot, it keeps the viewers on top of
their seats as well.
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