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If you seek this movie out, you fall under two classes of people: Will Ferrell-style, arrogant-yet-lovable, shulbby man-baby bro comedy fans or the soon to be disappointed. If Anchoman didn't get you laughing, this will never rev your laugh engine. You need to be in that state of mind. The comedy is fairly generic to the newly-formed genre of "bromance," a word that is annoyingly prevalent yet entirely useful. If it helps, Bromance is the evolution of the Frat Pack -- they are slightly older but not at all more mature.

The story is fairly ingenious, because while it could be real, there is something so basely Hollywood about the conversations. The dialogue cracks me up so much that there's no way real people could talk so comically. But this isn't Tarantino, and that's what makes it so hysterical. It's ridiculous to the point of surreality. So, if you're into that kind of humor, you will fall in love with Step Brothers.

The bond between John C. Reilly and Will Ferrell is so strong and real that it makes the story so much more heartwarming. The story basically goes that these two 40-year-old men both live with their mother and father, respectively, and once their parents marry, the pair are forced to deal with the others intrusion. Eventually, they truly become the brothers they always wish they had. I won't give away more, and I don't need to. I've said it before and I will say it forever: if you're into Will Ferrell's dumb and sublime blowhard, you will need to see this movie. If you find it asinine and overrated, skip it, or your resentment will grow with each chorus of "Boats and Hoes."

there are just some things Long Islanders love: good pizza/bagels, mafia movies, the beach, and hearing shout-outs to towns and landmarks on our beloved home. Goodfellas takes care of the mafia movies and the shout-outs, and the Suburbans basically use the latter to keep me watching the sorry piece of film. I was practically jumping out of my seat when they said "sunrise mall" and the house that was in Wantagh... so all that being said, that was the only part of the movie that was in any way enticing or watchable. And Will Ferrell was pretty funny, but definitely needed to be featured better. Forget this movie. Oh wait, you've never heard of it and never will....for God's sake im only watching it cause it's on some secondary HBO channel and they know no one's watching.

The Robinsons would be another dysfunctional family to add to the kooky family list, except that there is a new nuance in the characters that somehow turns them from typical and trite to understood and lovable. Ed is the strained core that keeps the rest of the family together, and falls into unfortunate situations trying to fix his familial issues, as well as his own problems, which often revolve around troubled romances. I personally love this show and happen to be a big fan of Martin Freeman. Of his sitcom work, I think this is his best. If you're an American lucky enough to catch it's occasional syndication on BBC America, give it a watch...at the very least, the charming accents should be enough to make the show enjoyable.