An intense drama on the portrayal of brotherhood. BROTHERS depicts the mistrust and feud between two brothers through the eyes of an investigating police officer. Despite their close relationship, Yiu and Shun were separated at a young age due to a decision made by their father. Years later they meet again when the family runs into crisis where Yiu, inspired by his father's last words, manipulates a series of setups which endangers Shun's life, so as to achieve his goal.
In fighting against the triad illegal activities, police officer Foon (Andy Lau) witnesses numerous brothers turn against one another due to mistrust and suspicion. The old value of ‘righteousness and brotherhood’ in the gangland has long been replaced by profit and money.
Separated since a young age at their father’s (Wang Zhi-Wen) arrangement, Yiu (Michael Miu) and Shun (Eason Chan) grew up in different places. Years later, Yiu succeeds his father to become the triad boss. His desire to legitimize the illegal dealings within the gang is met with opposition from Kui (Tong Chun-yip) who carries on with the illegal activities secretly. The crisis brings the two brothers back together again. However, a series of setups arranged by Yiu causes Shun to flee to Thailand, accompanied by confidantes Ching (Crystal Huang) and Ghostie (Wong Yat-wah). As Shun is caught between life and death, the trust between the brothers is put to a serious test. When Shun finally realizes the true intention of his brother, things are already beyond repair.
My comments:
I thought that it was a standard movie, nothing exceptional but it’s not too bad as well. I watched Brothers for the reunion of the 4 Tigers on the big screen after more than a decade but it’s disappointing to find out that they didn’t have scenes all together. There is only one scene with the 4 together but because of camera angles only three of them are in the shot with the other one out of the picture. Was it on purpose? The guys are still very charismatic and charming after all these years but I found them over aged to play the characters.
I actually knew Michael Miu’s motives to do all the things he did to Eason, so no surprise. The tiny love relationship between Michael Miu and Huang Yi was odd and didn’t seem to fit this movie. The ending was abrupt, which makes you go “Huh? That’s it?” but it’s also interesting that *spoiler warning* the first minute of the opening is a little extra of the ending, but it's still an unclear ending…
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