Movies: "If ever there were a modern-day Fred and Ginger for the man-boy set, it's these guys. Reilly's Dale is the Star Wars-geek yin to Ferrell's Kool-Aid-slurping yang, Brennan—the former watches television with a drool-y slack jaw, while the latter walks with an ungainly, toddler-like gait. They own their characters, and the one-liners roll off their tongues with gusto.
Along with those one-liners are some major F-bombs. Everyone except the sweetie-pie Steenburgen indulges in sailor-talk, belying an obvious eagerness to earn the R rating. But underneath the nastiness is an adorability that carries the movie.
This aw-shucks sensitivity guides the film through its satisfying third act, where the stepbros have to step up and carry the day like manly men, not Cops-watching couch potatoes. Smartly woven into all the funny is a strong plot about the complications of family. Step Brothers is a grown-up comedy with a kid's big heart."
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