Step Brothers, a film by Adam McKay, focuses on Brennan and Dale, two immature adults forced to live together as stepbrothers. The narrative highlights their childish behavior and conflict, showcasing them as large adult sons failing to meet societal expectations. Critics responded negatively, citing the film's juvenile comedy as detrimental to societal civility, likening it to a thematic trilogy with previous collaborations between McKay and Will Ferrell. The characters personify a 2000s mentality of irresponsibility and entitlement, leading to chaos and conflict within their family dynamics.
Brennan and Dale are the epitome of what would later be known online as large adult sons—giant, gormless failures, sheltered by low expectations.
These are the men of the 2000s: outsize children running rampant in a world that lets them do so.
Critics were displeased. Another unashamedly juvenile comedy, wrote Guardian reviewer Peter Bradshaw.
In its own tiny way, it lowers the civility of our civilisation. Nothing will get me in the theatre faster than an affront to civility.
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