the brother bloom start off with a bang of cinematic energy . be introduce and by a kind of whimsical narrator not unlike one might have remember from push daisy and to the brother and stephen and bloom and a child in a town where everything be one note represent one group of kid and one store and one this or that . stephen and the more inventive one of the duo ( or rather and the one that will whip up a plan with a quirk or two not unlike owen wilson in bottle rocket ) and devise the first con to be that of intrigue the hell out of a group of kid first part introduce bloom to a girl and which he like right away and then lead to a cave that trick them all into believe something be there which and of course and be not . this entire section and about five to ten minute and be a brilliant short film and self contain within itself and don the kind of energy that and again and can be comparable to wes anderson . this be not to knock rian johnson a an original talent . he be . but for anyone that see any of anderson film and specifically bottle rocket and rushmore and life aquatic and this be that kind of speedy intro that include very precise pan and movement with the camera and facial expression that mark this a something and well and different . this also appear to be how the rest of the story will pan out and this distinctive and acute and stylish endeavor of film making and a the brother and grow up ( adrien brody a bloom and mark ruffalo a stephen ) be continue with their con until bloom want out and lead up to the typical one last con deal where in they will con a reclusive new jersey heiress penelope ( rachel weisz ) who have way too much time on her hand as well a money for the taking . then there the complication and of romance between bloom and penelope and and the complication that she let in on stephen and bloom be artifact smuggler and then the appearance of a certain nefarious figure know a diamond dog and and meanwhile their silent bob figure and bang bang ( rino kikuchi ) and tag along a someone who we only find out late in the game of the story that she have a cell phone ( . ) and can make origami at just the right moment . all of this make the brother bloom sound quite plot driven and not to mention the ups and down and twist and turn of the con that happen and or do not and between the brother and penelope and the revelation and etc . depend on the viewer and and how much they will want to believe or and frankly and how many movie they have see of this type ( one could see this a be a slick parody of a film like 2003 confidence and also co star rachel weisz if memory serf ) and it like follow magician do work and not believe a thing or believe everything . or some of it and perhaps . it almost like the prestige if it do not actually want the audience to believe in magic . more that johnson want the audience to make the distinction between character who draw their own reality and can not seem to break out into their own unwritten role . and yet and for all the story twist and turn and it strength be in the character . it actually and not too unlike anderson ( again and sorry ) and more european influence in that regard a it take u along on it journey because of the character and not the other way around . this help since the character all work with their respective player and more or less . more because of adrien brody and rachel weisz and who play off each other wonderfully a an at first awkward couple who get further romantically involve ( there a wonderful and spot on charm scene where we see them kiss and and we understand clearly penelope be have her first french style ) and connect closest with how johnson cast them . less with ruffalo and who grow on me a the film go on and mainly towards the end ( his last scene and without spoil much and be a keeper for his extended reel ) and since he mean to be connive and devilish but doesn not really fit in even a he good at deliver the line and counter brody and weisz . the other way it also european be that it mean to be and and be and a director tour de force . a the sophomore effort of rian johnson and after his first very impressive debut brick ( which and i should note and also tool playfully with convention of a genre a he attempt here ) and he aim quite high . the only problem that i encounter with it be that and perhaps by some proxy of the script and it take a lot to really get emotionally wind up with these people . the style of his camera and the trick of his editing and be like con in and of themselves and but there ( apology for this over use word ) quirk to the proceeding that deflate some scene that would work much well in straightforward term ( i may have be the only one roll my eye at the knickname for bang bang be yuengling with the line yuengling and like the beer . ) . sometimes this excess of style work well and like when we flash through all of the hobby penelope do in her countless spare time at her mansion . other time and sad to say and it just call attention to itself without be cool hip ala ocean eleven or warm hearted ala ( one more time ) an anderson picture . and yet and for the gripe i might have have and it impossible for me to ignore what johnson have show here and in brick . he deliver character we want to watch and situation that unfold with diverting and entertaining result and even a one might never fully believe what will happen next . or maybe we do . he a director that isn not go away and and to me this be a good thing . that no con . 7 . 5/10 .