“The perfect con is one where everyone involved gets the thing they wanted."

Written and directed by Rian Johnson, The Brothers Bloom is the story of two con men that leaves you with an "emotional payoff," says Johnson. This film stars Mark Ruffalo, Adrien Brody, Rachel Weisz, Rinko Kikuchi, and Robbie Coltrane.

Heavier than expected, The Brothers Bloom is most definitely worth a see. The dialogue was smart and witty, and the cinematography by Steve Yedlin was perfectly executed. Every last shot in this film was entirely thought out to a tee.

Fact not Fiction: In the film Penelope (Rachel Weisz's character) is asked by Bloom (Adrien Brody's character) "So what do you do?" she replies "I collect hobbies." During the two week rehearsal period Weisz had to learn to look like she could do all the skills that her character Penelope knew. This included banjo, violin, guitar, piano, juggling, break dancing, skateboarding, card tricks, and more. Brody helped Weisz learn to skateboard, she said, "Brody is a good skateboarder, we were in the parking lot outside the place we were filming." Brody also helped her with the difficult talent of rapping, when she first tried "he was so ashamed." The card trick was the most difficult for Weisz and took her a month of practicing every day to learn. The shot itself took eleven or so takes, but the one continuous shot in the film is not enhanced in any way.