The Brothers Grimsby

Hey everyone. It’s been a while since my last blog post but believe it or not I’m back. And I’m excited this time because I just watched one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. When I first heard that Sacha Baron Cohen was releasing another movie, I was ecstatic. Although his movies are very hit or miss with people, they are definitely a hit for me. I absolutely love his inappropriate, raunchy humor, and that is exactly what The Brothers Grimsby had to offer. But to me it was a lot more than that.

movie poster courtesy of http://www.comingsoon.net

Like always, we will start with the actors. The star of the movie, of course, was the man himself, Sacha Baron Cohen. You might know him from hit movies Borat and The Dictator. He also played the french racer driver in Talladega Nights and voiced King Julian the lemur in Madagascar. That’s what I love about him. He is such a talented actor that has the ability to play such diverse roles. He is most known for his raunchy, inappropriate comedies (the ones I love) but he has also played more serious roles such as the station inspector in Hugo. Of course I love him because he chooses to use his talents for movies like Borat, but you can’t argue that he isn’t a talented actor.

Co-starring in this movie was British actor Mark Strong. He was a new actor for me that I have never seen before. He is known for playing roles in Kingsman: The Secret Service, Green Lantern, and Sherlock Holmes. From what I saw from the movie, I liked him. He played the more serious role in the movie, playing as a British secret agent. I would like to see more of his movies or see him in future films. The Brothers Grimsby also showed us familiar faces such as Isla Fisher, Rebel Wilson, Penélope Cruz and Ian McShane.

Sebastian and Nobby image courtesy of http://www.denofgeek.com

As for the story line of this movie, it was fantastic. The thing that I really enjoyed about this movie was that behind the blanket of sex jokes and drug references there was an actual story line. Often movies like this have a dumb and pointless story, but this one actually had meaning. Sacha Baron Cohen is known for creating characters that he makes movies and skits with. The character that made him famous was Alistair Leslie Graham, better known as Ali G. He has also created characters like Borat, Brüno, and Aladeen. His newest character, English scumbag Nobby, was the star of The Brothers Grimsby. The story was about two inseparable brothers who grew up as orphans together in England until only one gets adopted and they are forced to split up. Many years later one is a top secret agent named Sebastian (Mark Strong) and the other is a dirty scumbag named Nobby with 9 children living in a fishing town (Sacha Baron Cohen). When trying to find his long-lost brother Sebastian, Nobby sabotages one of his missions and is forced to be with his brother as he becomes top on the kill list for England. Seeing Sebastian’s serious, unhumorous personalty mix with Nobby’s dimwitted, idiotic personality as they go on a series of adventures was absolutely hilarious. Also, seeing them come together and find the true meaning of family was awesome too.

I recommend this movie to anyone that enjoys a good laugh. Fans of Borat and other Cohen movies will especially like it. I do not recommend it to anyone who does not enjoy this kind of humor. But for someone like me who loves it, I would give this movie a 9/10.