For as long as they can remember, the Brothers Bloom have had only each other to depend on. From their childhood in a long series of gloomy foster homes to their highflying lives as international con artists, Stephen (Mark Ruffalo) and Bloom (Adrien Brody) have shared everything. Stephen brilliantly concocts intricate stories that the brothers live out, but he's still searching for the perfect con, the one where "everyone gets what they want." Meanwhile, Bloom yearns for "an unwritten life"—a real adventure, one not dreamed up by his old brother. Eager to retire, Bloom agrees to take part in one last grand scam. He insinuates himself into the life of Penelope (Rachel Wiesz), a bored, single New Jersey heiress. When a genuine romance begins to blossom between them, he is reluctant to exploit her naiveté, but Penelope has already taken the bait: She impulsively joins Bloom, Stephen and their "associate," a Japanese explosives expert named Bang Bang (Rinko Kikuchi), on an ocean liner to Greece. Penelope is convinced she's happened upon the adventure of a lifetime and offers to bankroll a million dollar deal. As the quartet makes their way from Athens to Prague to Mexico to St. Petersburg, Penelope quickly becomes addicted to the illicit thrills. But as Stephen's elaborate web of deceit pulls tighter, Bloom begins to wonder if his brother has devised the most dangerous con of his life.I have no clue how this movie didn't get a wider release when it came out in theatres back in May. With all of the garbage that gets put out there and makes millions of dollars, how does a well made and written movie like this with quality actors fall through the cracks. Its ridiculous. Anywho, this movie was just plain fun. It went back and forth between the scams and real emotions that you couldn't tell which was real and never got bored of it. Adrian Brody, Mark Ruffalo, and Rachel Weisz are all great actors that made you really get in to each of the characters and the script/story development was very well done and entertaining.
I would definitely recommend that people check this one out on rental. Its lots of fun and definitely worth your time.
