A Brother's Kiss Movie Review 1997

Growing up in an East Harlem neighborhood with an alcoholic mother (Moriarty), two brothers are set on different paths that strain their brotherly love. Lex (Chinlund) is a never-was ex-basketball player with a bad marriage and an even worse drug problem. Mick (Raynor) is a tightly wound, obsessive, and sexually dysfunctional cop. Both of their problems stem from a childhood trauma that neither is able or willing to discuss with the other. Starts out strong but runs out of energy by the second half. Expanded from a one-act play by director Rosenfeld.

Distribution

BMG Entertainment, 1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036-4039, Phone: (212)930-4000, URL: http://www.bmg.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 92 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Child Abuse, Harlem, Drug Use & Abuse, Brothers & Sisters, New York, New York, Rape, Adapted from a Play, Urban Drama, Sibling Rivalry

Screenplay

Seth Zvi Rosenfeld

Cast

Nicholas Chinlund, Michael Raynor, Justin Pierce, Cathy Moriarty, Rosie Perez, Marisa Tomei, Joshua Danowsky, John Leguizamo, Michael Rapaport, Frank Minucci, Adrian Pasdar

Cinematography

Fortunato Procopio

Director

Seth Zvi Rosenfeld

Music

Frank London

Producer

Bob Potter, E. Bennett Walsh, First Look Pictures