MovieChat Forums > Four Brothers (2005) Discussion > Mark Wahlberg must have been skint at th...

Mark Wahlberg must have been skint at the time, or owed someone a favor.

posted 16 years ago by stevechandleris
35 replies | jump to latest

To be in this movie, theres no redeeming features in this film whatsoever,
its terrible in every way you look at it, the acting, the cheap budget, the laughable plot (how can you have a shoot out in the middle of a street, killing dozens of people, and no one gets arrested on firemarms charges?), the pathetic ending everything just plain sucks..

Did this make it to the cinema, or was it a straight to DVD release?..

I want my 2 hours back..

[–] shesizzles 13 years ago

If you want to see something realistic, go outside.

[–] domincanredangel 10 years ago

Sam,your so right,your comment said it all...Sure did gross almost 80 million$$$$
Proven how well it did...I "rarely"go to high price movies,for what.I would just wait to rent it,pero...(but)this one?i went,and i love the long lines,with most coming out loving it.Bobby was clearly on a mission lol MARK was so real in this movie.Close to home for him,if THOSE who follow his career,as i do would KNOW he commented on it,at length and how happy he was with how it turned out, so just ignore the haters."
----

IMHO:
The acting was on point. Mark didn't miss a beat.This came so natural
for this former "bady boy..."(prior to marriage & his kiddies etc.)
----
Quite realistic-acting by the multi-talented + REAL ACTOR, MARK WAHLBERG,as he admitted,for something like this,"a very emotional film some parts,then laughing/
funny parts,etc. and "the fact he got his"revenge"straight hood type he was in this,he admit,"I was this way in Boston,the most poorest part,one of em in BOSTON so it was all "quite familiar,he admit to him in a interview years ago love him...

REALEST ACTOR in EACH scene he was in from start to finish,Mark Wahlberg was awesome and he even admit,how"well him and director John Singleton got along,as well as all this other"brothers"in the film
---

TYRESE aka "ANGEL"was great too,good actor IMO
The lovely Taraji,was good(small role)the lovely sofia vergara was good too.
---
Jack,was "ok"different.More"rock star-ish"dude,yet so close to all 3 brothers
i almost drop a tear when he got killed,but i had a feeling he would be the one
who died,sad scene.

Rap star"Andre was borderline-good,but ALL overall deserve a 7 to 9..
I sure would have said ten,ONLY IF,TERRENCE HOWARD,got to live and see the bad cop be taken down for killing him.adios!!!It's on tonight on Cinemax.Good night all ...
-
Going to enjoy it,and the awesome soundtrack!love it!
Buenas Noches... adios...

-----------------------
Love, FOUR Brothers,starring sexy talented MARK WAHLBERG
Love Richard Gere in "INTERSECTION.."

---------------------------
Love Bev Hills 90210
Good Times,What' Happenin'
One Tree Hill,Love SOAPS!
LMN,I.D.Discovery

[–] Hopper10 13 years ago

While i admit this movie certainly has many flaws and is by no means a realistic or even good film - i was still entertained by it. I found it very funny and the action scenes were well done. Although many scenes were just ridiculous i still enjoy it for what it is.

Dear Warden, You were right. Salvation lies within.

[–] PutTheGlassesOn 12 years ago

I have mixed feelings on this. For one thing, I will say I mostly enjoyed the movie. But it's one of those movies you enjoy after you realize that they're just going to keep throwing more and more rediculous, unrealistic stuff at you. So the lack of believability in what is happening just mellows because you have 4 very good main actors and some pretty good supporting ones.

The thing that makes me scratch my head though, happened right in the beginning when the brothers start thinking out of the blue that there was more to their mother's murder than just a robbery in a convenience store. I actually was confused and thought I had missed something because they all were so...shocked almost...that their mother was killed in a senseless crime for seemingly no reason in Detroit. I'm not from Detroit, but I can tell you now that if I was, should someone come up to me and say "Hey, did you hear that some old woman was shot to death by some guys robbing a grocery mart over on 104th Street yesterday?" my reaction would not be "There has to be more to it than that. I wonder what the motivation was." No! This is Detroit! Sh*t like this happens every day there. And if anyone, these four guys who apparently grew up hard on the streets should know that.

It's not like this happened in the middle of Mayberry. This is Motor City, one of the most criminally violent places on the planet. And how often do you hear that someone happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time? Like always!

I couldn't understand why these guys weren't able to just chalk it up to "Well, Mom was just there at a bad time and that's why she's dead." They thought there was a conspiracy or something (even though it turned out they were right, and obviously that becomes the point of the movie- there was no provocation to think that on their part in the beginning). And that was the other thing; Mark Whalberg says a few times that "she was set up!" How? No one made her go there or asked to meet her there so she could be killed. She went in on her own.

I just found it strange.

If you believe in Jesus Christ and are 100% proud of it put this as your signature

[–] matf87 12 years ago

There were several keys events here I think you missed by a mile. Starting from beginning, she could have been setup because the kid could have been tricked/forced into trying to steal something which lead to her being called out to there. We saw that they pulled up right after she did, and went in right after the kid came out. Also, nothing about her screams "Oh, it's close to midnight, I'll swing down to the store and see if they have some good turkeys." The scene plays out in the mood that while she is there, she might as well look.

The big jump into how they knew it was a setup stems from the fact that they were looking just for revenge but stumbled upon more. The "gang bang kids" were just being pointed at. They found out the police had the timing wrong as to when it happened. So if the time is wrong, and the people are wrong, what do you then start to think? Bobby even says sometimes people pay a witness to throw people off their trail when they commit a crime. So, if someone was trying to cover up the shooting, why?

When they see the video feed and see that the robbers had the money, they had completed their goal. Now, they killed shop guy. As one guy is cleaning out the money, the other is seen casually talking to the lady. Then, they shot gun man is there and proceeds to take his time shooting her. Now, only 1 shot was seen in that scene, but if you can remember the beginning, 2 shot were fired at her. So, they take their time to shoot her, and then double tap? Things are just wait too weird.

False witness, wrong time, and seeing the murder is enough for them to believe it, which is exactly when bobby says "they set her up."

[–] jetandlexi 12 years ago

"Noone get's arrested on firearms charges".......that's why they are called "movies" I suppose you thought the flying monkeys in the Wizard of Oz were real?? Or maybe you believe in Vampires!!!
Well....I am just having some fun so no disrespect meant. But here is the TRUE scoop on the movie.....all you have to do is look it up to find the real story....
Mark Wahlberg liked the script of this movie so much that he actually signed on for it before they even had a Director....and when the movie came out in 2006 it was Number 1 at the box office!!

[–] myromulan 12 years ago

People on these boards are so humorous! Trying to sound like they know anything! Almost every move has a board where some say "this is the worst movie ever" while others say what a masterpiece it is. This move is mediocre. Actually, a typical Mark Wahlberg action movie.

Mark Wahlberg is not a good actor. With a few exceptions, his movies are mediocre crap. The good movies he;s been in are are good despite him rather than because of him. This one is better than Contraband.

[–] bmalone135 12 years ago

I'm pretty sure he accepted the role because he liked it. No you're probably right. In fact, everytime he looks at a script, he probably goes "I wonder if Stevechandleris will like this movie"

Seriously dude, just because you personally didn't like a movie, doesn't make it a bad film. It's all a matter of OPINION.

-------------------
Just because you're too stupid to understand it, doesn't mean it's a plot hole

[–] aliasme 12 years ago

I haven't seen this particular work of 'art' but if you want to compare go see Arnie's latest action flick 'The Last Stand' for a completely OTT piece of tripe this may seem a classic by comparison!

[–] Ratchapakinai 11 years ago

I like how the op and several other commenters here are elitist jerk offs. You've got to be a special kind of tool to not enjoy this film. You guys are the sort of tools who think they're better than other people because you like art house films. Also, aliasme, if you haven't even seen the film, shut the hell up about it you idiot!

[–] MrRazorz 11 years ago

Yeah, but did you like it?

[–] intuitsteve 11 years ago

Fck Wahlberg. Most of the movies he is in are average at best and he is always the worst actor in his movies. I am trying to figure out why Chiwetel Ejiofor was in this movie. He is too good for this nonsense.