"My Brother's Keeper" is a thriller with an excellent beginning. The character of Lucinda Pond is presented as a loser, and the first murder is very weird. Then, the interesting "story of Lucinda" is efficiently disclosed through flashbacks and the viewer finds that the serial killer is her brother, Ellis Pond, indeed. From this moment on, the story becomes a festival of clichés, with the friction of Lucinda and Junior, but anyway, the plot maintains intriguing. However, the corny conclusion is simply awful and spoils this reasonable thriller. The motives of Ellis are not reasonable for such an intelligent guy; Lucinda protecting Ellis is ridiculous, no matter he is her brother; and Lucinda returning to her family, after her affair with her chief, being a drunken woman looking for one night stand is shameful. My vote is six. Title (Brazil): "Not Available" This DVD has not been released in Brazil)
... View MoreA very well directed and well performed movie. Actress Jeanne Tripplehorn and Corin Nemec do an excellent job in the portraying the characters of Lucinda and Ellis Pond very well. The riddles through out the entire film were great. The movie makes you think and wonder who the killer really is and you don't expect it to be who it truly is. A very good film with lots of good twists. Director, John Badham, has done a great job in showing the flashbacks which proceed throughout the entire film about what happened to Ellis and Lucinda when they were still children. All in all a very good film, a thriller that is worth watching.
... View MoreIt had twists, it had lead characters that weren't perfect, and it had moments of suspense and mystery. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I watched the copy I have at least twenty times, which is a record for me. I loved the riddles that were dispersed throughout, and I found the characters of Lucinda and Ellis Pond to be well-rounded and excellently portrayed. It makes you think, which is more than a lot of people expect from a movie without theatrical release. And for once, the evil bad guy isn't one to make gaping mistakes. Intriguing plot twists, action sequences, and flashbacks help the story along throughout, not that it needs the assistance.
... View MoreI don't really care to be honest. It was a very formulaic "thriller" that I didnt bother watching the end. Tripplehorn's career is nosediving at an alarming rate if this is the best she can offer. To be honest I wasnt too disappointed as I didn't expect much, it just passed the time.
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