Jim Sheridan’s Brothers is surely one of the most anticipated movies this year. The film stars Natalie Portman, Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal. Now with a cast like that nothing can really go wrong. Brothers is a remake of Susanne Bier’s film.
Now with the Oscar prediction rampant in the last couple of months of the year: U2 has just come up with a song for Brothers. The song is called Winter and it is also part of a short film that accompanied the groups last album No Line on the Horizon. But the song was actually done for the Jim Sheridan film.
U2 have already featured a song in a Jim Sheridan movie called In The Name of the Father. The song in that is really unforgettable. The song is to transcend the thoughts felt by a man after coming from a war.
Now the best performances in this film will be from the kids. They will have to outshine their adults to make this film truly special. Brothers will be released by the end of this year.
What a good song! What a high profile movie! All the actors and this great U2 song. I heard the movie is a remake?
Yes it is a remake of Susanne Bier’s film of the same name.
this song is incredible and really fits the feel of the movie. you feel the emotions raise when it comes in … i liked Susanne Bier’s version too but this one hit me a little harder being that it’s based here in the states. i really hope this movie (and song) gets the awards it deserves.
i almost forgot how powerful U2’s music can be …. it does a great job of lifting the emotional tone of the movie when it comes in … loved it.
I am a big fan of the Danish original so I was a little skeptical that the American version could live up to it, but it exceeded my expectations. Great direction by Sheridan and not as overly-sentimental as it might have been. Also, what a great song for a great film!