
John and Dean Solomon may have Ph.D.s, but they're socially inept after their widowed father home-schooled them in Antarctica. When their beloved dad falls into a coma, they hatch a plan to revive him using a positive emotional shock - giving him a grandchild. They find a surrogate mom through Craig's list - she's Janine, a penniless local musician, with a large, intimidating boyfriend, James. The pregnancy gives the Solomons nine months to learn to be parents. In a side stor... (Full plot summary below)
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John and Dean Solomon may have Ph.D.s, but they're socially inept after their widowed father home-schooled them in Antarctica. When their beloved dad falls into a coma, they hatch a plan to revive him using a positive emotional shock - giving him a grandchild. They find a surrogate mom through Craig's list - she's Janine, a penniless local musician, with a large, intimidating boyfriend, James. The pregnancy gives the Solomons nine months to learn to be parents. In a side story, John pursues Tara, a neighbor who takes care of their dad when John and Dean are out; but she has no interest in John. Can the boys keep Janine and James happy, keep dad alive, and learn to be dads?
Leave your thoughts about The Brothers Solomon.
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekThere are two Wills in The Brothers Solomon, but there's still no way it's a remotely good movie...a hopelessly feeble comedy sketch cruelly extended to feature length. |
| eFilmCritic.comBrian OrndorfSolomon is episodic and desperate, leaving nothing to get excited about, with the possible exception of the end credits. I was pretty happy to see those sweet babies arrive. |
| Christian Science MonitorRobert NewtonAt best, it's a five-minute late-night sketch; at worst, a violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention. |
| FilmStew.comBrent SimonThe specter of Dana Carvey's film career looms. |
| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderIt won't work for everyone, but it will work for some people. I was one of those people. You might not be. What else can I tell you? |
| EDGE BostonDavid FoucherOccasionally, a film comes around that is so bad it's hilarious. This is not that film. This film just plain sucks. |
| Detroit NewsAdam GrahamIt works, and has the makings of a cult comedy to-be. |
| The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsA better film would have matched Arnett's seemingly effortless intensity throughout. This okay film does merely okay by it. |
| Metromix.comMatt PaisA little like Knocked Up, if Knocked Up were knocked up by Hot Rod and delivered by Dumb and Dumber. |
| TheFilmFile.comDustin PutmanThe film as a whole encounters some bumps in the road, but it is also better than most will be expecting. |