Reception
On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, reviews were mixed, with 52% of critics giving the film positive reviews, based on 124 reviews, with the consensus that "despite striking a believable rapport among its principal actors, Four Brothers overwhelms with ultra-violent, vigilante-glorifying action and devolves into too many fractured, insubstantial thematic directions."
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