Really Surprised!

Excellent, a Must See

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

I knew this was going to be icky. I'm sorry but I'm no fan of incest. However I was open minded enough to check it out and see what I could make out of it.What did I watch?Nothing. Nothing happened. I had lots of bad acting and no story at all. There is no conflict and therefore no resolution. It's just the writer's wishful vision of incest within a family with money where they can shrug it off and say "that relationship will be something you will have to work out by yourselves" ...like a couple...of brothers. Are you kidding me??? It's like "Oh, well...have fun with your incest, my loved ones". Even the trainer is like: "Oh...you haven't been apart, right? How nice! (Wink)" There is no life outside their bubble and even when they travel to Argentina another bubble waits for them. It would have actually been kind of fun finding out that the guy in Argentina died after mentioning how inappropriate their relationship was. That would have created some excitement. Instead of that we have a lot of time with the bad actress playing mom and the kids being terrible as well...and then the beauty of the models just "being". I guess some users here wrote positive things just because of the male nudity. Come on! We have to be objective. This doesn't even get to be pretentious or artsy fartsy. It only has a beautiful photography and that is all.

Probably the most romantic (and clearly romanticized) love story I've seen between two men. The brothers thing made it interesting and edgy, but the love between them is so much bigger than their blood relation. This is not an after school special about being gay - the word gay is never mentioned, and the relationship is never really challenged, even by outsiders in the town. Which in itself is an interesting statement.You have to see it as a piece of ART -- an exploration or a "what if?" scenario, and not a typical Hollywood hero's journey.Neither struggle with being gay or being attracted to each other -- they are just surfing the experience of profound romantic love. I think what makes it different from other approaches to the subject, is that it asks the question "What if you fell in love with your brother and that was not a problem?" What I found interesting is MY OWN expectations about how people in the film should react to the relationship. I was actually confronted that they didn't feel ashamed or conflicted about their own relationship.Obviously, there would be more of a panic if the story were between a brother and sister, but if you take out the possibility of sexual conception you can focus on the idea that traditional sibling boundaries simply never existed between these brothers. It also helps that the actors are gorgeous. It's not exactly Philadelphia or Schindler's List, but I found the film sweet, fascinating, romantic -- a pleasant surprise.

I got this movie out on DVD without knowing too much about it and I was absolutely blown away. It is such a touching and romantic movie. I know it has taboo topics but they are handled so gently and with such acceptance by the film makers and the the characters within the story. It truly moved me in a way a film has never done for me before. It is probably not for everyone due to some of it's taboo content, but honestly, it should be viewed regardless. It is such an exquisite portrayal and will really make you think. I cannot praise this movie more highly. Forget the mind-numbing exploitative offerings of The Hangover or Bridesmaids, and see what great film can accomplish.

Do Começo ao Fim - FROM BEGINNING TO END – CATCH IT ( B+ ) Brazilian movie "Do Começo ao Fim" is a visual treat along with moving performances by João Gabriel Vasconcellos and Rafael Cardoso. This movie talks about the taboo topic of half brothers falling in Incestuous relationship & Love. Though the movie deals with sensitive and hardcore subject matter but the movie not for a second seems like anything different than a Love Story. I loved what one of the reviewer mentioned on IMDb that this movie reflects the Dream World where the Incestuous Love between Half brothers is nothing more than merely LOVE. The movie starts off with Francisco & Thomás, when they are young kids. From there the whole beauty of caring for each other was represented in a very decent way plus how the mother & Francisco's father started to feel that they are more closer than they are suppose too. I loved the way movie was progressing but then suddenly the death of Pedro (Francisco's father) & 10 years later the death of their Mother changed the movie into another direction. The movie didn't show how the boys dealt with these feeling as teenagers, because I believe that's the toughest part or Maybe as I have mentioned before the director was living in Dream World. so, from there we were left with Intimate Love of Francisco & Thomás. The Love scene between João Gabriel Vasconcellos and Rafael Cardoso was pasteurized exquisitely & the dialogues were splendidly powerful. After that movie went off to Love & Long Distance relationship between Francisco & Thomás, which was heartfelt to watch because of outstanding chemistry between João Gabriel Vasconcellos and Rafael Cardoso. João Gabriel Vasconcellos and Rafael Cardoso are exceptionally gorgeous and their chemistry and performance was very natural & touchy. There was not a second when I felt like they were merely two actors playing falling in Love because the way they behave around each other & looked at each other, it was all LOVE. Lucas Cotrin as young Francisco & Gabriel Kaufmann as young Thomás were treat to watch. They were funny, caring & shared an awesome chemistry. Júlia Lemmertz looked elegant & exquisite, if I was the director I would have loved to see the whole family dealing with this issue but somehow Director lived the Dream Charming World. Fábio Assunção Jean Pierre Noher and Louise Cardoso were good in their parts. Overall, watch it for Erotic & Intimate chemistry between João Gabriel Vasconcellos and Rafael Cardoso along with Stunning Cinematography.