The Brothers

"The Brothers includes a solid 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer that presents the events on screen without any major problems. All the colors appear in the proper hue, and the brightness levels remain stable throughout the story. A slight tinge of grain does show up occasionally, but the negative effects are pretty minor. Although it lacks the pristine focus of the best discs, this transfer ranks as above-average. The 5.1-channel Dolby Digital audio transfer suffers from a lack of balance and often extremely quiet dialogue. When the track hits the correct volume, it provides decent depth and a clear experience. Even though this transfer possesses nice quality, its poor balance hinders the viewing and becomes annoying. Surprisingly, the 2.0-channel Dolby Surround track sometimes works better than its digital counterpart. The bonus features on this disc spotlight writer/director Gary Hardwick, who takes the helm for the first time with this film. A 22-minute interview contains plenty of nice insights into his thoughts when creating the story. The other major supplement is a feature-length commentary with Hardwick, who has a nice, straightforward manner of speaking. It's unfortunate that much of his words end up being plot summary that adds virtually nothing to the film. The four deleted scenes add only a few minor items and improve little on the original story. They run for about seven minutes and were cut because of time constraints. This disc also contains a score of trailers from mostly similar romantic comedies, a dull music video, and brief selected filmographies for the main stars and director, which frustrates because it avoids all of the female actors."