Buddy movies and road trip movies are two time-honored cinematic genres, and Half Brothers manages to disappoint in both of them.
This story of two siblings attempting to fulfill their dying father's last request uneasily veers between juvenile comedy and schmaltzy sentimentality, managing to produce neither laughs nor tears.
Not that it doesn't try very hard, starting with its high-concept storyline involving Renato (Luis Gerardo Méndez,Charlie's Angels), a successful Mexican aeronautics entrepreneur, and Asher (Connor Del Rio, Unfriended: Dark Web), the younger brother he never knew he had.
As a child, Renato was devoted to his engineer father, Flavio (Juan Pablo Espinosa), who inspired his love of aviation by introducing him to the world.
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