I’ll be blunt. Your opinion of “The Brothers Solomon” will be based solely on your sense of humor.
If, during weird silences in everyday conversation, you occasionally feel the need to make really awkward and offensive jokes, which in turn make those weird silences even weirder, then this movie is for you.
The humor and style is reminiscent of the recently released “Hot Rod” and cult classic “Napoleon Dynamite”- strange yet oddly hilarious.
The premise is simple: two home schooled brothers, John Solomon (Will Arnett) and Dean Solomon (Will Forte), try to make a grandchild for their dying father.
Once the brothers realize that having a baby together would be kind of weird, and that they don’t have the necessary body parts to carry a child, they concentrate on finding a suitable surrogate.
Forte’s and Arnett’s chemistry together is what drives the movie forward.
Their portrayal as two humorously odd brothers who are on a mission to artificially inseminate a woman sounds creepy at first, and it is. However, it isn’t the “ewwwwww” kind of creepy, but more of a creepy that reminds you of a sort of twisted episode of “The Brady Bunch” or “Scooby Doo” that also deals with serious emotional issues.
Some of the more enjoyable moments throughout the movie are the cameos. Jenna Fischer from “The Office” makes an appearance along with Sam Lloyd, the guy who plays the nervous flop-sweating lawyer named Ted from “Scrubs.” Even the director Bob Odenkirk makes an appearance as the adoption agent with the “special” child.
I only give this a four out of five because I believe that most people are not as easily tickled as I am. The absurdity of the movie will probably turn most people off from the very beginning.
“The Brothers Solomon” is a movie for people who like to laugh and don’t sit there with their arms crossed and demand sophistication in their comedy. Seriously, get off your pedestal. If it’s funny, it’s funny. Go see it if you’re just looking for a good time and not feel as guilty as I did after I saw “An Inconvenient Truth.”