I also recently did a ten-year anniversary piece on The Town, so maybe this comparison came easily to me with this recent watch fresh in my mind. But most notably, it’s the resembling Affleck/Renner relationship and the look and feel of the cinematography that led me to this thought. Even though Brothers By Blood doesn’t utilize key locations of Philadelphia to play big roles in the story the way The Town uses Boston, it does lean on the city’s underground crime scene in a similar fashion. In fact, the original title was The Sound of Philadelphia. Of course, Philadelphia is our main backdrop here instead of Boston. I have a feeling I won’t be the only one who takes notice of these similarities. Peter is the level-headed one who is mostly looking for a way out of the criminal lifestyle.īefore I dive further into the film, I want to quickly mention the similarities between this and the 2010 Ben Affleck film, The Town. Michael is the unpredictable hot head who puts his crew in tough spots with his quick (and usually violent) gut-reactions. Michael calls the shots for the Irish in their ongoing conflicts with the Italians as each family plots their retaliations against each other for all kinds of reasons. A story about family, friendships and betrayal in the violent world of the Philadelphia mob, it blends the familiar family mob story formula with a compelling character study that is anchored by a terrific performance from Matthias Schoenaerts.īased off of the 1991 Pete Dexter novel, Brotherly Love, the story follows Peter Flood (Matthias Schoenaerts) as he tries to distance himself from the criminal family business that is now headed by his cousin Michael (Joel Kinnaman). As for Brothers By Blood, I hope it’s one that will find its audience. Some of them get a ton of attention ( The Irishman is a good recent example), while others fade away into the crowded genre. Each year brings us a decent number of new releases within this group (and a few TV series as well). The gangster/family crime thriller continues to be a popular film subgenre. Starring Matthias Schoenaerts, Joel Kinnaman, Maika Monroe, and Ryan Phillippe
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