Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo star as Bloom and Stephen, two con artist siblings out to fleece a wacky millionaire, Penelope Stamp (Rachel Weisz), of her fortune. While pretending to woo Penelope, Bloom predictably falls for her, and as the faked emotions grow more impossibly entangled, the film grows more and more out of control. What it may lack in clarity, however, the film more than makes up for in entertaining characters. Rinko Kikuchi is a delight as Bang Bang, a mute who lets her knack for blowing things up do her talking. The true joy of The Brothers Bloom, though, is watching Weisz’s performance as the heiress. While she’s done her fair share of supporting comedic roles in films like About a Boy or The Mummy, Weisz hasn’t had a chance to really create something special from the ground up before and she just runs with it. She makes Penelope loony and loveable, but never weak or stupid.
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