DVD | Four Brothers

Four Brothers is an interesting look at revenge and family bonds.

The story goes like this; four young problem kids are taken in by a lady, who raises them as her own. Three out of the four keep to the path they were on, but one tries to make an honest living. None of this matters though as the story starts many years later when their ‘mother’ is gunned down in an apparent robbery.

The four brothers re-unite for the funeral, and the leader (Mark Wahlberg) decides that they have to find out who killed their mother and seek retribution. But in the shady world of Detroit, all is not as it seems, with one of the brothers not being upfront with his involvement with the people behind mums killing.

Whilst there are some interesting plot twists, most are stolen from other movies. The action is ok, with a great shoot out scene. But the violence overall is a little unnecessary. Wahlberg’s character seems to enjoy killing a little too much, especially as he’s supposed to be one of the good guys.