''Brother's Justice (The Attempted Making of)'' is a 2010 comedy film written by Dax Shepard. The film is a satirical

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about Dax Shepard's transformation from comedian to a silver screen martial arts star. Shepard exploits any and all Hollywood connections on his quest to become the next

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. The film represents the Hollywood film producing process. The film won an

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award.

Cast

* Dax Shepard *Nate Tuck *

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* Tom Arnold *

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* David Koechner *

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* Ryan Hansen *

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Release

On October 26, 2010, Dax Shepard had released a trailer for his film ''Brother's Justice''.

Reception

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, the film has an approval rating of 0% based on reviews from 9 critics, with an average rating of 3.4/10. On

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, the film has a weighted average score of 22 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews. Dennis Harvey of '' Variety'' wrote "It's an easy watch that nonetheless consistently feels like a grazing blow rather than a knockout". Nick Schager of ''

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'' added his criticism of the film, stating "Dax Shepard delivers an I'm Still Here-style mockumentary of staggering incompetence with ''Brother's Justice''". Eric Hynes of '' Time Out'' gave the film 1 star out of 5, while Andy Webster of ''

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'' called the film "an ultralow-budget". ''

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''s Aaron Hillis compared ''Brother's Justice'' to an overlong episode of ''

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'', adding that unlike that show "this film has none of the wit and is twice as irritating". According to Gary Goldstein of the ''

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'' "It's better to revisit such memorable Hollywood satires as '' The Big Picture'' or '' For Your Consideration'' before indulging Shepard's uninspired whimsy".

Awards

*2010

Audience Award Winner: Comedy Vanguard

References

External links

* * 2010s mockumentary films American mockumentary films Films directed by Dax Shepard 2010 comedy films 2010 directorial debut films 2010 films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films Films scored by Julian Wass English-language comedy films {{2010s-comedy-film-stub