Brothers

Special Op: A Postwar Tale Retold

THE director Jim Sheridan approached his new film, “Brothers,” with a Hippocratic attitude: “Do no harm,” he said with a laugh. “Like a doctor, you know?” Fitting enough, since he was delivering a twin.
The movie, which opens on Friday and stars Tobey Maguire, Natalie Portman and Jake Gyllenhaal, is based on the 2004 film “Brodre” from the Danish director Susanne Bier, best known to American audiences for “After the Wedding” and “Things We Lost in the Fire.” As translated by Mr. Sheridan, it focuses on a Marine captain, Sam Cahill (played by Mr. [...]

di John Anderson, articolo completo (6063 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The New York Times 29 Novembre 2009