Mr. Brooks

OH WHAT A PLEASANT SURPRISE

 Something like a KO punch that snuck past the guard.  That low key spot that doesn't have the biggest crowds but is always poppin.  The seemingly regular breezee who revealed a bad ass body once she got undressed.  

Yeah I liked this one! Okay so I just seen this one.  It came out around 2007 and I don't remember hearing shit about it.  I threw it in the queue, got it, popped it in, and it had me from the gate. 


The breakdown on it goes as a regular guy, no not really regular, let me say.....a man who you wouldn't suspect of doing the shit he does.  Mr Brooks is a highly suscessful businessman and you learn that the first 5 mins into it once he gets a Man of the Year honor in his city .  You also learn that dude is "down low" nut job.  A crazy bastard.  Dude is a schizophrenic/psycho and doesn't show that side of him at all to his family or friends.  The only person who knows who fucking crazy he is Marshall.


You first see Marshall in the car when Mr. Brooks is in a conversation with his wife and BAM some dude is in the backseat.  Not knowing what the movie is about I'm hoping dude isn't going to kill or try to kill anybody because I would have wrote this movie off as bullshit because they shoulda seen this big dude in the backseat.  I didn't give a fuck what the conversation was about "Hey, big creepy nigga in the backseat lets call the cops and not get in the car" is what the scenario shoulda been had that been the case.  

Then Marshall and Mr. Brooks start talking. Mr Brooks' wife isn't in the conversation.  In fact, Mr. Brooks isn't even talking out loud.  This is a conversation he is having in his mind and Marshall is only in existence in Mr. Brooks' mind.

Okay so this niggas crazy. 


Moving on.  Mr. Brooks is a serial killer and Marshall is like that monkey on his back edging him to kill.  Marshall is like the devil and Mr. Brooks has to play himself and the angel to counter Marshall's sinisterosity (Don King moment).  Marshall is like those thirsty internet dudes all they want is ass, except all he wants is the next kill.  Mr Brooks goes to AA meeting to stifle this dude in his head.  Marshall is at the meeting with him talking shit because he doesn't want to be there.  He wants to go on the hunt with his host he's living in.


Like I said CRAZY but not stupid.  Mr Brooks and his alter ego/other personality Marshall and brilliant at what they do.  Something like a perfect tandem.  Whatever Mr Brooks isn't picking up on Marshall is on it.  But Mr. Brooks slips up and gets into a bit of a pickle with some newly acquired baggage and has to elude a little turmoil


I ain't giving up any more info. Wouldn't want to fuck this movie up for any potential viewers because I thought it was dope.  

Don't know why a sequel hasn't been made yet.  But the story would have to be right because the story here was on point.  Wouldn't want to rush that sequel and fuck up the essence on this one.
Good Story.  Good Acting.  Good Direction.


My Rating
5/5