The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best

The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best is an independent dramedy starring Ryan O’Nan, Michael Weston, Arielle Kebbel and directed by Ryan O’Nan.

The film focuses on a man named Alex, a struggling musician, who is desperate on getting recognition and getting somewhere with his music. His partnership with a fellow musician sours at the beginning of the movie due to his lyrics being far too depressing.

He battles in both his musical career as well as his day job, that is until he meets a fellow musician by the name of Jim. He convinces Alex to join him on tour, playing at a number of small gigs and eventually take part in a Battle of the Bands.

The only problem is Jim doesn't really possess any proper instruments; all he has with him is a whole bunch of children’s instruments which he utilizes on stage.

When most people think of independent films, they’ll most likely be turned off as they feel that it won’t have the same impact as with a movie funded by a major studio. The fact is, this is a fantastic movie. The performances are really solid and you are able to feel the emotion in the acting and particularly in the music.

As I mentioned earlier, Jim utilizes children’s instruments and it sounds really great accompanied with Alex’s acoustic guitar. Which is another great thing about this film, the music is really good. It’s got this really relaxed, chilled vibe and it just has this entire feel-good tone.

In fact, this is a feel-good movie which will leave you feeling warm and fuzzy inside. If you are a musician yourself or more specifically a guitarist, then this is a movie which should be on the top of your list to watch.

With that in mind, The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best gets a strummed 8 out of 10.   

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