Movie Review

Brothers of the Head (2006)

EW's GRADE
D

Details Limited Release: Jul 28, 2006; Rated: R; Length: 93 Minutes; Genre: Drama; With: Harry Treadaway and Luke Treadaway

 SPINAL TRAP The Treadways know breaking up is hard to do in the mock rock doc Brothers of the Head
Image credit: Brothers of the Head: Nick Wall
SPINAL TRAP The Treadways know breaking up is hard to do in the mock rock doc Brothers of the Head

A glumly serious British mock rock doc: You could forgive the paucity of jokes if Brothers of the Head had anything to say, or if the '70s-vérité surface were remotely convincing. We're meant to be wowed by the fact that the heroes are conjoined twins, but as played by Harry and Luke Treadaway — identical-twin pretty boys in mascara — these two self-styled rock freaks don't add up to one interesting personality. Almost every scene unfolds in the same blah rehearsal studio, where the two bicker, cuddle, and forge abrasively monotonous power-punk ''anthems.''

Originally posted Aug 02, 2006 Published in issue #890 Aug 11, 2006 Order article reprints

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