"...I'm kind of of two minds [regarding mumblecore]," says Bryant. "Honestly, I feel like a lot of interesting things have come out of it, and I've learned a lot from it. But I'm also a real big believer in plot and story. I guess the thing I like about mumblecore is the naturalism of it. And I kind of like the fact that it's all about non-star-driven indies and can gain an audience in that way..."

"...One day I was remodeling my dad’s kitchen and we were talking. My dad’s a writer and so I asked, “What is the worst idea you could think of for a story?” He, without missing a beat, says, ” A don’t ask, don’t tell parable about Medieval crusaders.” I thought was really funny. Don’t ask, don’t tell in the fifteenth century. So it kind of evolved..."

"...I had an idea that came from something that happened to me when I was 4 years old: My brother had convinced me that I was adopted. I was crying, and I remember my mom was trying to console me, but my dad was across the room laughing..."

"...We did a lot of improv.  A lot of handheld camera work.  And, in general, we “brought the camera to the actors.”  I think we only had one or two marks we laid down for the actors to hit during the entire shoot.  Our mantra was, “the unexpected is good.”  That was the ethic we took during the entire shoot..."

"...As indie road comedies go, John Bryant's The Overbrook Brothers is about perfect. Centered on a bombshell familial revelation that forces two quarreling adult brothers into a used Lincoln and on the long road from Colorado to Texas..."

"...My first "little" favorite is a dry indie comedy called The Overbrook Brothers, which seems a lot like every "dry indie festival comedy" I've ever come across ... for the first few minutes. But once the tone is laid down and the two leads settle into an effectively fractious chemistry, it becomes a very funny road trip with a few moments of real insight and strange warmth..."

"...Bryant has a gift for slow-burning comic set pieces, and the generosity he displays toward his oddball characters proves infectious..."

"...It's precisely the kind of modest, offbeat effort, featuring unknown actors and zero special effects, that you hope to encounter at a festival like this..."

"...Rather than constantly mugging for laughs, Bryant's more concerned with telling a story about real people in a passionate situation where some truly fucked-up shit happens..."

"...Boy was I totally relieved by the delightful THE OVERBROOK BROTHERS. Pretentious mumblecore it certainly is not! This is a fully fleshed-out, cleverly told independent movie with all the bells and whistles..."