conorgdaly Picked up this movie for €3. Had never heard of it before. Read the plot outline on the back and thought, 'Hey, this sounds pretty good'..Bad mistake.Dialog is frightfully bad. Had to chuckle at some of the more serious moments. The theme of a vigilante setting out to deliver justice is good. This film was not. Interested in "street justice"?; Boondock Saints is much better. Overall, I gave the film 2 stars. I watched the first hour of the film, then switched it off. Tip: Watch the film at 6 times the normal viewing speed. You'll get the point of the film and you wont have to listen to really bad dialog!

Pepper Anne The Brotherhood of Justice is based on true events which occured in 1985 at R.L. Paschel High School, a Texas High School. The gang was called The Legion of Doom, and although the movie doesn't depict it, a coach was involved who backed the gang. The Brotherhood of Justice is a pretty good movie, even if you think Keanu Reeves isn't such a great actor, or at least is a two dimensional actor (especially in the roles he took in his 20s). Keanu Reeves is part of a group of wealthy high school guys who form a vigilante group who declares their goals to be protecting the school from a sudden wave of vandalism and theft by promoting school spirit. However, they take advantage of their position by using intimidation and violence to weed out targeted students, who they claim are upsetting what they see as the school's potential positive growth (i.e. a school with a low crime rate). Soon enough, this free indulgence gets out of hand, and the guys begin a severe abuse of power as they go from protectorates of the school to yet another unruly gang that beats up whoever they want for whatever reason they feel. Keanu Reeves is the main character of our story, and the one who must make the decision whether his loyalty to the group should trump the rising dangers created by the members of the Brotherhood.The Brootherhood of Justice is very similar to another movie made the same year entitled 'Dangerously Close,' which was written and starred in by 80s favorite, John Stockwell (the guy from 'My Science Project'). I believe that both are based on the same events, although in Dangerously Close, they do show that the group (called the Sentinels) as being managed by a coach. And, it also told from the point of view of one of the Sentinel's potential victims, while the Brotherhood of Justice focuses primarily on its leader, Derek (Reeves). Both are, in my opinion good, although Brotherhood of Justice turned out to be a much better film and might appeal to a wider audience given the precense of many familiar faces including Lori Laughlin, Kiefer Sutherland (playing his typical wimpy, ultra-nice guy character), Billy Zane, Gary Riley (of Stand By Me and Summer School), and Danny Nucci. This one plays out somewhat like an after school special (in morals, not in cheesiness) whereas Dangerously Close is a real Hollywood drama). Plus, the gang doesn't seem quite as creepy as the Sentiels in Dangerously Close, but you do get a sickening sense of how awful the Brotherhood in this movie was. They're much more real in this movie.It is definitely one worth watching. Check out the final sequences during the credit, the black and white shots of the actual Texas high school teenagers from The Legion of Doom, are the same as those used in the opening titles of the original Law and Order series.

Adam Jennings I have to start by stating that I have an unusually low boredom threshold! This film wasn't brilliant, but wasn't the worlds worst either.What was interesting was how Billy Zane, Keanu Reeves and Kiefer Sutherland all looked the same age and now, Kiefer and Billy look about the same, but Keanue still has his youthfull charms ... hmmm! :)Also funny was how even the one line extras upstaged Keanu - not that I've got anything against the guy. He's very good at what he does, the Matrix and Bill & Teds' series show his talent.Overall an average TV movie - worth a watch if you've got a couple of hours to kill, but not worth going out of your way for!

Marcey13 I remember my cousin telling me about this movie when we were younger and I was dying to see it. When I finally did I really liked it, it was something different for a movie about teens. The acting is decent as is the story it's good to see Keanu, Kiefer and Billy in early roles. It might be a bit out dated but it's still worth the watch! 7/10