The Brotherhood (2001 Video)
2/10
Almost bad/good
8 October 2002
A vampire (sort of) fraternity on a college campus tries to recruit young, innocent Chris.

Horrible. It looks great and is well-directed (this has to be seen letter-boxed) but the script is full of stunningly bad lines and (with one exception) ALL the acting is horrendous. And the script! The main character Chris (our "hero") comes off as an obnoxious jerk--you could care less that he's going to be attacked. And the fraternity leaves a book describing their whole history out in the open for anyone to read! Chris' roomie is the sole saving grace in the picture. As played by Josh Hammond he's actually very funny and full of life. He's the only bright spot here.

Some posters complained about the guys being in their underwear all the time. Please! This doesn't happen until an hour into the movie! And it's shot from the waist up. And the guys do look good--they were hired for their looks and bodies, not talent. There's plenty of homoeroticism here. I'm giving it a 2 for good direction and the handsome, hunky guys.

In the special edition DVD there's an audio commentrary by director David DeCoteau and "actor" Bradley Stryker. It's fun, lively and more interesting than the movie itself. In a particularly amusing aside director DeCoteau says the homoeroticism was unintentional! Right!
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