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Step Brothers is receiving solid reviews from critics.

For those that wanna see a clip from the film before deciding to check it out or not, you're in luck:

What would the summer be without a ridiculous Will Ferrell movie on the calendar?

This year, the movie is Step Brothers. Is it worth your time and money? Many film critics seem to think so...

- There hasn't been this much fun under the same roof since the creation of the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms... -- Kyle Smith

- Goofy, bawdy, and full of slapstick physicality "Step Brothers" takes advantage of the natural comic chemistry between Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly to generate a coming of age comedy that's funnier than any of Will Ferrell's recent outings... -- Cole Smithey

- Ferrell's Brennan is as dumb as his George W. Bush, as enthusiastic as a Spartan cheerleader, and as convinced of his own importance as Ron Burgundy... -- Cinema Blend

- [The director] keeps his comedy from straying too far into Adam Sandler turf by limiting the overt sentimentality and not letting the melodrama overwhelm the gloriously crass dialogue and intentionally childish conduct of Ferrell and Reilly who work well together... -- Emanuel Levy

On July 25, Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly team up again in Step Brothers.

The pair were recently interviewed by Joblo.com, asked about how they came up with the idea for the comedy. Here are excerpts from the conversation:

You guys had this concept back when you made Talladega Nights, so where did this idea come from originally?
John C. Reilly: It wasn't that far back was it?

Will Ferrell: No, we just had the idea of trying to work together again, but in terms of a specific idea it wasn't until meeting back in Los Angeles and pitching a bunch of things and then it was really, we had settled on two or three options and I think Adam called us the next day and said "Here's a totally brand new idea that we hadn't thought about" and it was this one and we were, "Oh."

How did the writing work?
Will Ferrell: Actually, I shouldn't even say this - we farmed it out to China. There are a group of writers who work, they are called the Omega group and they are pretty close to our voice, there were some cultural things that were slightly different.

John C. Reilly: All the script notes came from India. And they would just talk to the writers in China.

Will Ferrell: It was a very belabored process, but we didn't have to do any of it, which was great.

We already showed you the Step Brothers movie trailer.

Now, here is the red band, slightly more explicit preview for the Will Ferrell and John C. O'Reilly flick:

The next Will Ferrell vehicle, Semi-Pro, opens this weekend.

After that, Ferrell will costar with John C. Reilly in Step Brothers. Here's a preview of that comedy:

This is probably all we need to say about the upcoming comedy Step Brothers: it stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly.

In case that somehow isn't enough to inspire you to see the film, here's a synopsis:

Ferrell plays Brennan Huff, a sporadically employed thirty-nine-year-old who lives with his mother, Nancy (Mary Steenburgen). Reilly plays Dale Doback, a terminally unemployed forty-year-old who lives with his father, Robert (Richard Jenkins).

When Robert and Nancy marry and move in together, Brennan and Dale are forced to live with each other as step brothers. As their narcissism and laziness threaten to tear the family apart, the two middle-aged, immature, overgrown boys will orchestrate an insane, elaborate plan to bring their parents back together.

To pull it off, they must form an unlikely bond that maybe, just maybe, will finally get them out of the house.

Step Brothers opens on July 25.