Brother Bear
The animated comedy drama starring Joaquin Phoenix and D.B. Sweeney follows a hunt for a bear that transforms the hunter into a bear.
1 June 1922, New York City, New York, USA
19 June 1974, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
10 December 1923, Schenectady, New York, USA
28 July 1940, Goshen, Indiana, USA
20 July 1975, Oneonta, New York, USA
April 22, 2011
...often just as dull as it is engaging...
December 10, 2009
If "the CEO wants to sell teddy bears" isn't going to inspire writers to do their best work, what on Earth possibly could?
June 24, 2006
Another watchable, old-fashioned, uninspired Disney animation.
October 18, 2008
A sweet family film about love and tolerance.
November 21, 2003
It feels like a project that got quietly pushed through the pipeline while the studio gears up for bigger and better things.
June 06, 2008
Brother Bear is a very mild animated entry from Disney with a distinctly recycled feel.
November 16, 2003
Give one chef eggs, cream, and sugar, and he'll produce creme brulee. In another kitchen, you'll get plain old vanilla pudding. What we have in Brother Bear, for all the potentially tasty ingredients, is pudding.
July 21, 2005
A lame duck of a movie.
December 22, 2010
Lackluster story only for kindergarteners.
October 18, 2008
It also seems to want to have a message, but it's a little tougher to spot than the usual "Be true to yourself" or "Face up to your destiny."
November 16, 2009
Modest but guileless.
November 16, 2009
Compared to the Disney classics, this is a lazy and forgettable misfire.
