Brotherhood ~ DVD

Brotherhood is a fast moving American action thriller directed by Will Canon. Adam Buckley finds himself in the middle of a convenience store robbery during his last night as a pledge for a college fraternity. When the initiation ritual goes horribly wrong and everything starts falling apart, Adam is forced to choose between his new brothers or his ethics… Awards Dallas International Film Festival 2010 – Won Audience Award for Narrative Feature SXSW Film Festival 2010 – Won Audience Award for Narrative Feature Gotham Awards 2010 – Nominated Audience Award Review “…The film, directed by Will Canon, has the unrelenting pace and cascading-catastrophe structure of a “24” episode, along with a cast of young actors who play it for everything it’s worth. As the story opens, pledges are being sent into convenience stores, one at a time, with a gun and orders to rob the place. It shouldn’t take a college education to see that this is an exceedingly bad idea, but no one thinks it through, and soon a pledge has been shot by a store clerk. That’s just the beginning of the troubles for these frat boys, who are led by a young man named Frank (Jon Foster), whose main goal is to keep the mess from being discovered. Adam (Trevor Morgan) is the conscience of the group, arguing that a trip to the hospital is the first priority. The script, by Mr. Canon and Doug Simon, eventually strains credulity — even frat boys aren’t this dumb — but Mr. Canon, in his first feature, shows a great knack for keeping things moving. The gathering implausibility is dispelled by a nice ending twist.” The New York Times