The Brothers Bloom

Common Sense Media reviews The Brothers Bloom for kids and families.

Academy Award winner Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener), Academy Award winner Adrien Brody (The Pianist), Mark Ruffalo (Zodiac), and Academy Award nominee Rinko Kikuchi (Babel) star in The Brothers Bloom, a globe-trotting comedy about the last great adventure of the world s best con men. Welcome to the world of The Brothers Bloom, where deception is an art and nothing is as it seems. The brothers have perfected the art of swindling fortunes through years of fraternal teamwork. Now they ve decided to take on one last spectacular job luring a beautiful and eccentric heiress into an elaborate plot that takes them around the world. For as long as they can remember, the Brothers Bloom have had only each other to depend on. From their childhood in a long series of gloomy foster homes to their highflying lives as international con artists, Stephen (Mark Ruffalo) and Bloom (Adrien Brody) have shared everything. Stephen brilliantly concocts intricate stories that the brothers live out, but he s still searching for the perfect con, the one where everyone gets what they want. Meanwhile, Bloom yearns for an unwritten life a real adventure, one not dreamed up by his old brother. Eager to retire, Bloom agrees to take part in one last grand scam. He insinuates himself into the life of Penelope (Rachel Wiesz), a bored, single New Jersey heiress. When a genuine romance begins to blossom between them, he is reluctant to exploit her naivet , but Penelope has already taken the bait: She impulsively joins Bloom, Stephen and their associate, a sexy Japanese explosives expert named Bang Bang (Rinko Kikuchi), on an ocean liner to Greece. Penelope is convinced she s happened upon the adventure of a lifetime and offers to bankroll a million dollar deal. As the quartet makes their way from Athens to Prague to Mexico to St. Petersburg, Penelope quickly becomes addicted to the illicit thrills. But as Stephen s elaborate web of deceit pulls tighter, Bloom begins to wonder if his brother

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Clip for The Brothers Bloom courtesy of Fandango. Attempting to pull off a heist, Penelope (Rachel Weisz) chooses the wrong way out.

A clip from The Brothers Bloom courtesy of Yahoo. Penelope (Rachel Weisz) shows Bloom (Adrien Brody) her bewilderingly large collection of hobbies.

Clip from The Brothers Bloom courtesy of Moviefone. In order to get close to Penelope, Bloom purposely runs into her.

The first 7 minutes from The Brothers Bloom, a story about teo brothers who are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they've decided to take on one last job - showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world.

Clip from The Brothers Bloom courtesy of Apple. Penelope (Rachel Weisz) explains her childhood condition, which turned out being an error.

Second feature trailer for The Brothers Bloom: The Brothers Bloom is a globe-trotting comedy about the last great adventure of the world's best con men. Welcome to the world of The Brothers Bloom, where deception is an art and nothing is as it seems. The brothers have perfected the art of swindling fortunes through years of fraternal teamwork. Now they've decided to take on one last spectacular job luring a beautiful and eccentric heiress into an elaborate plot that takes them around the world. For as long as they can remember, the Brothers Bloom have had only each other to depend on. From their childhood in a long series of gloomy foster homes to their highflying lives as international con artists, Stephen (Mark Ruffalo) and Bloom (Adrien Brody) have shared everything. Stephen brilliantly concocts intricate stories that the brothers live out, but he's still searching for the perfect con, the one where 'everyone gets what they want.' Meanwhile, Bloom yearns for 'an unwritten life' a real adventure, one not dreamed up by his old brother. Eager to retire, Bloom agrees to take part in one last grand scam. He insinuates himself into the life of Penelope (Rachel Wiesz), a bored, single New Jersey heiress. When a genuine romance begins to blossom between them, he is reluctant to exploit her naivet , but Penelope has already taken the bait: She impulsively joins Bloom, Stephen and their 'associate,' a sexy Japanese explosives expert named Bang Bang (Rinko Kikuchi), on an ocean liner to Greece. Penelope is convinced she's happened upon the adventure of a lifetime and offers to bankroll a million dollar deal. As the quartet makes their way from Athens to Prague to Mexico to St. Petersburg, Penelope quickly becomes addicted to the illicit thrills. But as Stephen's elaborate web of deceit pulls tighter, Bloom begins to wonder if his brother has devised the most dangerous con of his life.

The trailer for The Brothers Bloom, a story about teo brothers who are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they've decided to take on one last job - showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world.

Adrien Brody, who plays Bloom in The Brothers Bloom, was caught filming this scene in Prague. The Brothers Bloom tells the tale of the Bloom brothers, two young con men whose lives change forever upon meeting a beautiful young heiress named Penelope (Weisz). While initially, the brothers plan to con her, she becomes an unlikely partner in their latest scheme. The plot thickens when Penelope's beauty and brains enchants one of the brothers, and threatens to break a lifelong bond of kinship. The Brothers Bloom is a thrilling story full of genuine humor and heart-warming romance.