Step Brothers Reviews

This page contains reviews for the 2008 comedy film Step Brothers. The movie stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly as immature men who become step-brothers and enemies when their parents marry.

Early reviews on Rotten Tomatoes are favorable.¹

Fast Facts

Studio: Columbia Pictures
Director: Adam McKay²
Producers: Judd Apatow and Jimmy Miller²
Screenwriters: Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and John C. Reilly²
Release date: July 25, 2008²
MPAA rating: R²
Run time: 119 minutes²

Cast Information

Will Ferrell as Brennan Huff
John C. Reilly as Dale Doback
Mary Steenburgen as Nancy Huff
Richard Jenkins as Robert Doback

Critics' Reviews

"Dale and Brennan are sociopaths. They are as shit-your-pants crazy as Heath Ledger’s The Joker. And, like 'Talladega Nights' and 'Anchorman,' the previous McKay/Ferrell films, it is very, very, very, very funny." —Ain't It Cool News³

"'Step Brothers' is like 'Wayne's World' and 'The Odd Couple' taking a shower together, under a soothing cascade of filthy language. There is too much funny here for a movie (even though it continues into the closing credits)." —KyleSmithOnline.com⁴

"'Step Brothers' is hilarious, an ode to the adolescent that lives within us all but takes human form in Will Ferrell."—CinemaBlend.com²