Bromates (film)

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Bromates
Directed byCourt Crandall
Written by
  • Court Crandall
  • Chris Kemper
Produced by Nicholas Tabarrok
Starring
CinematographyS. Jacob Pinger
Edited bySteven Nevius
Music byP. J. Hanke
Production
companies
Distributed by Quiver Distribution
Release dates
  • September 23, 2022 (2022-09-23)(BFF)
  • October 7, 2022 (2022-10-07)(United States)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Bromates is a 2022 American buddy comedy film directed by Court Crandall and starring Josh Brener and Lil Rel Howery. Snoop Dogg serves as an executive producer of the film. [1]

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Plot

Longtime best friends Sid and Jonesie are dumped by their respective girlfriends. Both without a living situation, they decide to become "bromates", bros who are roommates, which puts their relationship to the ultimate test.

Cast

Release

In August 2022, it was announced that Quiver Distribution acquired worldwide rights to the film, which was released theatrically and on video on demand on October 7, 2022. [2] [3]

The film premiered at the Boston Film Festival on September 23, 2022. [4]

Reception

The film has a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on five reviews. [5]

Brittany Witherspoon of Screen Rant awarded the film two stars out of five and wrote, "There’s an enormous effort to entertain, but Bromates runs out of ideas faster than it can provide organic laughs." [6]

Julian Roman of MovieWeb gave the film a negative review and wrote, "The film is actually funny with several stand-out scenes. The ensemble cast of famous comedians keep the laughs flowing. The problem is that Bromates runs out of narrative steam. It's more like a collection of skits than a cohesive story." [7]

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References

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  2. Grobar, Matt (August 18, 2022). "Quiver Acquires Snoop Dogg-Produced Buddy Comedy 'Bromates' Starring Lil Rel Howery & Josh Brener – First Look". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  3. Dick, Jeremy (September 15, 2022). "Snoop Dogg's Buddy Comedy Bromates Gets Trailer and Poster". MovieWeb . Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  4. Williams, Lauren (September 22, 2022). "5 things to do this weekend, including the Boston Film Festival and the Emily Dickinson Museum's poetry festival". WBUR-FM . Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  5. "Bromates". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  6. Witherspoon, Brittany (7 October 2022). "Bromates Review: Crandall's Outlandish Comedy Struggles To Bring The Laughs". Screen Rant. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  7. Roman, Julian (October 5, 2022). "Bromates Review: Silly Buddy Comedy Gets Laughs". MovieWeb. Retrieved October 13, 2022.