Brother's Justice
Brother's Justice (The Attempted Making of) is a 2010 comedy film written by Dax Shepard. The film is a satirical mockumentary about Dax Shepard's transformation from comedian to a silver screen martial arts star. Shepard exploits any and all Hollywood connections on his quest to become the next Chuck Norris. The film represents the Hollywood film producing process.
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| Directed by | David Palmer Dax Shepard |
| Written by | Dax Shepard |
| Produced by | Nate Tuck |
| Starring | Dax Shepard Tom Arnold Bradley Cooper David Koechner Michael Rosenbaum Nate Tuck |
| Cinematography | David Palmer |
| Edited by | Dan O'Hara |
| Music by | Julian Wass Kenny Carkeet |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |

The film won an Austin Film Festival award.
Cast
Release
On October 26, 2010, Dax Shepard had released a trailer for his film Brother's Justice.[1]
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 0% based on reviews from 9 critics, with an average rating of 3.4/10.[2] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 22 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[3]
Dennis Harvey of Variety wrote "It's an easy watch that nonetheless consistently feels like a grazing blow rather than a knockout".[4] Nick Schager of Slant Magazine added his criticism of the film, stating "Dax Shepard delivers an I'm Still Here-style mockumentary of staggering incompetence with Brother's Justice".[5]
Eric Hynes of Time Out gave the film 1 star out of 5,[6] while Andy Webster of The New York Times called the film "[an] ultralow-budget".[7]
The Village Voice's Aaron Hillis compared Brother's Justice to an overlong episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, adding that unlike that show "[this film has] none of the wit and [is] twice [as] irritati[ng]".[8]
According to Gary Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times "[It's b]etter to revisit such memorable Hollywood satires as The Big Picture or For Your Consideration before indulging Shepard's uninspired whimsy".[9]
Awards
- 2010 Austin Film Festival Audience Award Winner: Comedy Vanguard
References
- Mike Fleming Jr (October 26, 2010). "Hot Trailer: 'Brother's Justice'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- "Brother's Justice (2010)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- "Brother's Justice (2011)". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- Harvey, Dennis (May 13, 2011). "Brother's Justice". Variety.
- Schager, Nick (May 11, 2011). "Review: Brother's Justice". Slant Magazine.
- Hynes, Eric (September 6, 2011). "Brother's Justice". Time Out.
- Webster, Andy (September 8, 2011). "No Plot, No Story, No Kicks: Want to Back My Movie?". The New York Times. p. C8.
- Hillis, Aaron (September 7, 2011). "Brother's Justice: Hahahaha We're All Famous". The Village Voice. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- Goldstein, Gary (May 12, 2011). "Movie review: 'Brother's Justice'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
