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Step Brothers stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly. This is the second film in which the two team up. The first film was Talladega Nights. They work well together, but in Step Brothers Reilly managed to become the star of the film rather than Ferrell. The concept was original and funny. The plot is about two grown men around the age of 40 who still live at home. Ferrell lives with his mother while Reilly lives with his father. Both parents meet at work and fall in love and marry. Eventually, Ferrell and his mother move in with Reilly and his father making it a very difficult situation for the two single men. At first they both hate each other and have fights like typically siblings who are children do. They capture the essence of child-like actions and thoughts very well.

Upon meeting up with Ferrell’s younger brother the step-brothers realize they have a lot in common. They manage to bond and eventually cause havoc to their parents who continue to try to get them to grow up and be real men.

I enjoyed watching this film. At times it seemed to lag but overall it was very entertaining. It was great mindless entertainment. I would highly recommend this film to Will Ferrell fans. John C. Reilly is highly under-rated as an actor and as a comedian he is completely ignored. He has played a multitude of great silly roles and making the characters come alive in such films as “Never Been Kissed,” “Boogie Nights,” and “Talladega Nights the ballad of Ricky Bobby.”

If you haven’t seen it, check it out in theatres and dvd. I saw it at a discounted theatre that showed it for $2.00 and it should be coming to dvd soon. Mary Steenburgen and Richard Jenkins also star in the Step Brothers as the parents.