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Step Brothers Is Harmless Fun

Posted Jul 25, 08 8:24 AM CDT in Arts & Living 

(Newser) – Step Brothers is not exactly comedy gold, but it does have some redeeming moments, critics say. While the story of two man-boys forced to live together isn’t always amusing, there are some “funny-gut-busting” scenes spawned from “the comic chemistry of Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly,” writes Peter Travers in Rolling Stone. And while it’s “infantile,” “the movie is too good-natured to drown in raunch.”

On the other hand, writes Joe Neumaier in the New York Daily News, “watching people act like kids is annoying,” and the flick “tests our patience” far more than the usual Ferrell fare. But Reilly’s performance makes one “wish that he had gotten the chance to unleash his inner goofball sooner,” says Sam Adams in the Los Angeles Times.

Sources Rotten Tomatoes, Rolling Stone, New York Daily News, Los Angeles Times

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Actors Will Ferrell, left, and John C. Reilly have a staring contest to promote their new movie "Step Brothers" at MTV Studio's in Times Square for MTV's "Total Request Live" show on Tuesday, July 22,...   (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)
John C. Reilly, right, and Will Ferrell, co-stars of the film "Step Brothers," pose together at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, Tuesday, July 15, 2008.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
In this image released by Columbia Pictures, Will Ferrell, left, and John C. Reilly are shown in a scene from "Step Brothers."   (AP Photo/Gemma La Mana)
In this image released by Columbia Pictures, Will Ferrell, left, and John C. Reilly are shown in a scene from, "Step Brothers."   (AP Photo/Columbia Pictures, Gemma La Mana)
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