The Brothers McMullen

Shot on weekends over an eight-month period with practically no budget, writer/director/producer/actor Edward Burns' first feature is a family drama centering on the tumultuous love lives of three small-town, Irish-American brothers. Burns stars as Barry, the middle child who finds himself needing a ...more

This low-budget independent film concerns three Irish-American brothers who all live in the same house. They have seen their parents' unhappy marriage, and each is having problems in his own romantic relationship. During the course of the film, they talk about their moral choices, all trying to sort out right from wrong and do what is best. It's quite a talky film, and its strengths may have dimmed in the wake of the copies inspired by its success, but it offers something that few of its ...more