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GinaKOct 8, 2018

Although this is a Western in its characters and setting, it is (somewhat like the film “Damsel”) much more original and inventive. It is also absurdist and often very funny. The Commodore (an Old West crime boss) hires the Sisters BrothersAlthough this is a Western in its characters and setting, it is (somewhat like the film “Damsel”) much more original and inventive. It is also absurdist and often very funny. The Commodore (an Old West crime boss) hires the Sisters Brothers to get revenge for him – and then things just get more and more complicated and weird. Joaquin Phoenix has given many wonderful performances recently, and this is another of them, but John C. Reilly is the actor who steals the movie. Jake Gyllenhaal is also excellent. Eventually the brothers manage to get home to “Ma” (it is a Western, after all), but only after some incredible, absurd, and often very funny adventures.… Expand

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JDSCigano666Dec 24, 2018

I'd imagine people will either find this a unique 'anti-Western' or else a misguided mess. I'm in the former camp and this reminded me a little of other lesser known titles in the genre such as The Missouri Breaks or The Professionals,I'd imagine people will either find this a unique 'anti-Western' or else a misguided mess. I'm in the former camp and this reminded me a little of other lesser known titles in the genre such as The Missouri Breaks or The Professionals, similarly with great ensemble casts. Fans of any or all of the 4 leads should enjoy it for the performances alone which combine finely when they share scenes.… Expand

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ahmedaiman1999Feb 22, 2019

Love Western films or not, The Sisters Brothers will probably leave you more than satisfied, for it refuses to be submitted in a specific genre; it's equal parts drama, comedy, action, and even artistic! Every single frame is filled withLove Western films or not, The Sisters Brothers will probably leave you more than satisfied, for it refuses to be submitted in a specific genre; it's equal parts drama, comedy, action, and even artistic! Every single frame is filled with arresting images and stunning lighting. Let alone the incredibly subtle metaphors Audiard weaves into the scenes throughout the movie. The score, which is by this year's Oscar-nominee Alexandre Desplat, also is hauntingly beautiful.

Audiard has made a poetic Western in which the four lead actors work harmoniously. Phoenix, Reilly, Gyllenhaal, and Ahmed are all at the top of their game. Each one of them delivered what could be one of, if not the best performance in his career! They brought their unique, different, and often contradictory characters to life in their very own way. I can't single out only one performance as the best among the four better-than-each-other performances. Riz and Gyllenhaal prove that their terrific chemistry they had in Nightcrawler wasn't a mere coincidence. John C. Reilly has never delivered such a mature and ripe performance before; he is really at his peak! As for Joaquin Phoenix, I would only say that he wasn't only snubbed once by the Academy, but twice, if not three times, as I haven't watched Gus Van Sant's Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot. If there is an Oscar for best ensemble cast, The Sisters Brothers would definitely take my vote in 2018!

The movie can feel a bit overlong partially due to some slow pacing at certain points. The other reason it can seem overlong is that because there are times I felt that the movie wasn't sure when it should end. Nonetheless, the journey our characters go through is any thing but boring. It's insanely thrilling; as Jacques Audiard manages to convey its temptations, dangers, abrupt feelings, and twists to the screen. The Sisters Brothers is a must-see hidden gem from 2018!

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DjakeirMar 26, 2019

Films are art and this is an exemplary piece of it.
I have highly anticipated this film for over a year now, and since I live in the UK I had to wait an extraordinary amount of time to see this film (meanwhile the Blu-ray has already beenFilms are art and this is an exemplary piece of it.
I have highly anticipated this film for over a year now, and since I live in the UK I had to wait an extraordinary amount of time to see this film (meanwhile the Blu-ray has already been released in the US). All of the patience and anticipation paid off in full. At the very core of this film you have talent, this results in 2 hours of spectacular scenes and a gripping story. This movie will transplant you into the minds of all characters without being too laboured or literal about it. The diversity of the characters makes you invest in each character equally despite their opposite desires and outlooks.

The first half is effective in establishing the story as well as creating a rare charm. The second half unfolds with a dark turn which is extremely heavy and shocking contrasting with the previous charm and untouchable impression established in the first half. This makes the film so impactful in a beautifully tragic way that abstractly aches the soul. Each character has a past and a unique outlook on what an optimistic future looks like. This allows for many themes to be explored simultaneously, notably greed, ambition, livelihood, power, trauma and reluctant hope. The Sisters Brothers is beautifully shot and no shortcuts were taken. Some of the sets were the best I have ever seen from a western and with the close up facial shots with ambient lighting from authentic sources was really effective in creating a sense of presence in a scene, with constant noise and movement proving to be a refreshing take on the genre as compared to the stand off stillness of traditional western films.

The story is great without being overambitious, but rather the ambition is left within the characters themselves. It is extremely easy and pleasant to watch. Finally, the acting in this film by all 4 titled cast members is absolutely outstanding. With the cast, especially Jake Gyllenhaal, the main reason for my high anticipation for this release, I had high expectations for the performances. At no time during this film did I see any actor. I only saw completely realised characters. It is when you force yourself to think about the amount of skill it takes to portray a character so believable, so cohesive and complementary to the script and other characters that you really are amazed by the acting. Films are art and this is an exemplary piece of it.

This has automatically become one of my favourite pieces of film. I am filled with joy replaying some scenes in my mind and I can only imagine the joy I will experience when I go and see the film again. Thank you to every person involved in this wonderful project.… Expand

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MaxximizeMar 19, 2019

This movie is so beautiful that i can't find a word to describe it . The story is amazing , even though it's adapted from the novel , but it's like actual lives . From now on , i need to pay more attention to french films industry .

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hnestlyontheslyOct 12, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. he Sisters Brothers accomplishes almost everything it sets out to do: a it’s a fresh adaptation set in the Old West without any of the restrictions of its genre’s tropes. The fecundity of violence, its hydra-headed nature is on full display, and the film balances dark humor and distances violence through a lens of objectivity. Everything below is for your perusal after you’ve experienced the movie.

murdering the father and murdering Mayfield and not murdering the chemist leads to the multiplicative violence. Double story line.

What Wife remembers most from the book is that it is narrated from Eli’s perspective, so you have a lot more verbalization of his feelings which makes him the center of sympathy. The film flattens out that subjective lens, which is not to say it’s a bad thing. The inscrutability of the Sisters Brothers’ motives and their future plans is a source of high tension in the film, and the growing divergence between Eli and Charlie naturally splits the audience. Wife mentions by way of the film’s divergence from the scrip that in the novel Eli’s Romance pops up in the middle of Eli’s adventure, rather than prior to the action in the film (“Might have been the prostitute with the scarf”). The way in which John C. Reily plays the scene with the woman in the brothel is masterful tragicomic scene. Wife suggests that one of the central tragic points of the story is Charlie’s responsibility for the death of the two companions. His arrogance and shortsightedness leads to an unfixable mistake. Charlie’s greed is self-destructive, even as the Sisters Brothers prove to be less affected by the formula than their counterparts. She mentioned something about the way in which memory and regret in the film are unidirectional (my coinage) and no one mourns the loss of the formula. I think that idea about the reluctance to dwell on the past, the momentum that drives the brothers forward but also the guilt that plagues them and draws them together are all part of the depiction of violence as well.

One thing that stands out in this movie is the choreography of fighting, such that the drama of the action is not about whether the brothers will survive, but rather “how they will deal with the emotional consequences” (as Wife puts it) of their participation in that violence. The scene where Eli must dispatch the very same people that Charlie has just put forward as possible new partners in the event of Eli’s departure from the headhunting business is deliciously ironic. The skill with which the brothers fight actually takes some of the thrill out of the action sequences, but I think it’s done intentionally. The film is interested in their coping with decisions as it is with the effectiveness of their violent deeds.

The false bottom ending turns upside down the action genre structure. Revenge film tropes are obliterated. Having just rewatched You Were Never Really Here again last night three weeks ago, they have remarkably similar structures. The triumphant, Odyssean return to Ithaka is deflated and challenged, and in lieu of a blaze of glory, bloody reckoning (itself a morally fraught act), the protagonists are forced to grapple with their alternatives.

Check The Sisters Brothers out. It’s one of my favorite of the year.

An update from March of 2019: John C Reilly won a Razzie for his work this past year and he doesn’t deserve it.… Expand

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upsetrapidSep 30, 2018

The cinematogrophy and direction for this film was superb. The camera paused just at the correct times to give the audience a moment to absorb the emotions of the character. John C. Riley was brilliant and should be nominated for an oscar forThe cinematogrophy and direction for this film was superb. The camera paused just at the correct times to give the audience a moment to absorb the emotions of the character. John C. Riley was brilliant and should be nominated for an oscar for this role.… Expand

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LamontRaymondSep 22, 2018

Absolutely one of the better Western's in recent hears. John C. Reilly perhaps deserves an Oscar nom for his performance. The story is elegant, and the supporting cast is extremely solid (Riz and Jake have great chemistry).

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CLUELESS35861Feb 25, 2019

Really great modern western tale. Excellent cast and script, with a minor caveat to the "good guys" being the only ones who can shoot straight and hit their targets. I am surprised John C. Reilly was overlooked on Oscar's night, but, theReally great modern western tale. Excellent cast and script, with a minor caveat to the "good guys" being the only ones who can shoot straight and hit their targets. I am surprised John C. Reilly was overlooked on Oscar's night, but, the movie did not even play local theaters, so, good old hollywood politics at work again. Wonderful photography, right up there with "the hateful 8". Most convincing job by Riz Ahmed, to date.… Expand

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amheretojudgeDec 19, 2018

Remembering The Morality Clause.

The Sisters Brothers Audiard's cowboy duel is both raunchy and smart. After many numbers of feeble attempts of different makers trying to achieve the perfect western drama, Audiard seems to have got hisRemembering The Morality Clause.

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Audiard's cowboy duel is both raunchy and smart. After many numbers of feeble attempts of different makers trying to achieve the perfect western drama, Audiard seems to have got his intentions closest to the perfect one. And mind you, it is not for his gut-wrenching man-ly inedible sequences or an Eastwood-y slickness but his surprising delight of weaving the entire script from a kid's textbook morale tale. Very few of such genre films offers you a soothing final chapter to invest all your chips in. And even though there is a lot of Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid in it, this apotheosis of brotherhood equation has its own rhythm. And is it is entitled to be, the story revolves around two brothers hunting down for their livelihood that is more likely to be ignited not from the necessity but passion.

And the justified background story to their trajectory is a cherry on top of the journey that they go through. Crossing around borders, woods, rivers and mountains, neither the high pitched dramatic sequences nor tiny notorious tactics that their nature is brimmed of, is what gives them a deeper cut. The three dimensional perspective is endeavored by the negative and edgy bits of it. Like when Reilly lies blatantly to Phoenix to get an upper hand on an argument. On the opposite side of the coin, if Reilly and Phoenix are sharing an already cemented bond, Gyllenhaal and Ahmed gets to start from the scratch.

Throughout the course of their role, a genuinely moving procedure through which they connect with each other, is the highlight of it, no matter how much their opinions and agendas keep evolving. Audiard has managed to capture the carefree lifestyle of the people living in that era through humor, like when a spider gets inside Reilly's mouth or the usual gags involving a drunken bar fight; which to be honest is getting too Hollywood. On performance, Gyllenhaal makes sure in initial stages itself, that you feel the attraction and compassion of his towards Ahmed in his first meeting, where he too has kept his promises till the end.

Surprisingly, Phoenix has a comical and a bit straightforward role to portray, stretching his muscles as much as he can in the allotted narrow range, he fails to overpower other actors on screen. And riding at the front is Reilly as a complex and morally challenged elder brother of an irresponsible guy, he portrays a similar overprotective role to the film itself as whenever the storytelling gets damp, he pulls it out right with his bare hands.

If chugging out the last act, it would have been your usual self discovering journey that we have all been through plenty of times in a movie. But for a brief period of time where all these lead characters share a similar interest, something magical sparks out from the screen just like something glossy invaluable material bubbles up from the water. And circling the entire sub-plots of these characters within one strike, is just a fine example of writing that The Sisters Brothers shares with you.… Expand

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AaronRadcliffOct 21, 2018

John C. Reilly and Joaquin Phoenix shine in two sides of the coin in a film that's got everything from gunfights to picturesque landscapes and dark humor to character focus. A more emotional and entertaining second half makes up for a lackingJohn C. Reilly and Joaquin Phoenix shine in two sides of the coin in a film that's got everything from gunfights to picturesque landscapes and dark humor to character focus. A more emotional and entertaining second half makes up for a lacking first, ultimately creating an enjoyable dark-comedy Western.… Expand

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TVJerryOct 23, 2018

This Wild West duo features Joaquin Phoenix as the unruly brother and John C. Reilly as the sensitive one. They're sent to kill a prospector (Riz Ahmed) who's stolen from their boss (Rutger Hauer in a silent cameo). Even though it's a set inThis Wild West duo features Joaquin Phoenix as the unruly brother and John C. Reilly as the sensitive one. They're sent to kill a prospector (Riz Ahmed) who's stolen from their boss (Rutger Hauer in a silent cameo). Even though it's a set in the 1850s, this has an edgy contemporary feel that makes it a bit more unusual. The fact that the filmmaker is French (Jacques Audiard) also contributes to the unique approach. Instead of the expected bloody violence, the shootouts are full of gunpowder flashes and loud noise. There's some expectedly-beautiful scenery, period hardships and interesting variations on the typical tale. It's the relationships of the characters (which also includes Jake Gyllenhaal) and Audiard's perspective that make it most interesting.… Expand

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GreatMartinOct 9, 2018

Why did I go to a movie that I felt I wouldn’t like only to have it cost me $111.92? In 70+ years of going to the movies there are probably 4 or 5 westerns that I liked and most of them made before the 1960s and, yet, here I found myselfWhy did I go to a movie that I felt I wouldn’t like only to have it cost me $111.92? In 70+ years of going to the movies there are probably 4 or 5 westerns that I liked and most of them made before the 1960s and, yet, here I found myself going to see “Sisters Brothers”.
The main thing prominent in most westerns is violence and it is here more visual than in most opening with a shoot out with bodies falling all over, barns being burnt and horses afire running.
The only thing missing are Indians and the scalping of ‘white men’ but we do get horses with men on them galloping across desert, mountains, going down from Oregon to California stopping in small dusty towns and a sophisticated hotel in San Francisco along with panning for gold in streams and rivers.
The Sisters brothers, Eli (John C. Reilly) and Charlie (Joaquin Phoenix) are hunting down the enemies of the Commodore (Rutger Hauer) while they are being hunted by John Morris (Jake Gyllenhaal) who has picked up a foreigner Hermann Kermit Warm (Riz Ahmed) also wanted by the Commodore but who has come up with a lethal liquid to find nuggets of gold in the aforementioned rivers and streams.
These are not silent men but men who talk, talk and then do some more talking even when killing, lead by Reilly, big brother to Phoenix while Gyllenhaal talks with an indefinable accent and Ahmed doesn’t seem to have any accent at all. There are 2 women who have lines in the screenplay by Jacques Audiard and Thomas Bidegain but mostly females are shown as townspeople in background shots. Jacques Audiard, a French director makes his English speaking movie debut here.
There are a couple of scenes of violence to people and animals that most people will either turn their head away from the screen or just shut their eyes.
The movie is 2 hours, seemingly longer, with too many ‘scenic’ shots and certainly too many ‘speeches’. There are also two men in Davy Crockett type hats who really added nothing to the movie except being there for another shootout and flowing blood.
“Sisters Brothers” has a clever title but that’s all the good I can say about it.
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ProteusOct 20, 2018

Reilly always seemed a second fiddle. But here he shines and carries the movie. The movie is utterly unpredictable. Many many small things to enjoy.
Skip Halloween and instead see this little gem. Enjoy.

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Compi24Oct 24, 2018

Remember when everyone cried foul over the fact that "The Last Jedi's" main tension was essentially one really slow car chase? This is the same deal, except on horseback (so slower) and with many more rest stops along the way. Yes, the actingRemember when everyone cried foul over the fact that "The Last Jedi's" main tension was essentially one really slow car chase? This is the same deal, except on horseback (so slower) and with many more rest stops along the way. Yes, the acting is good. Yes, the production design and period elements are terrific. Yes, the gunfights (all three of them) are a fun watch. But, without any apparent weight or reason to care about any of the scenes occurring before the audience's eyes, how am I supposed to say this was an altogether worthwhile watch? For the first 90-minutes it feels like every scene's content is treated with such a pedestrian approach. Things were just too blasé for my tastes. Again, it's made well and I'd even say the finale is pretty good. But I was simply disappointed with the effort, especially with the many talents involved.… Expand

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VickimageMar 27, 2019

I wanted to like The Sisters Brothers but it was a bit of a slog. The western it echoes is The Missouri Breaks - with Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson - but isn’t in the same league. John C Reilly is great as Eli Sisters but Joaquin PhoenixI wanted to like The Sisters Brothers but it was a bit of a slog. The western it echoes is The Missouri Breaks - with Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson - but isn’t in the same league. John C Reilly is great as Eli Sisters but Joaquin Phoenix is too restrained as supposedly hotheaded brother Charlie. The director clearly wants this to be a bit of an oddball lark but too often it meanders. A disappointment.… Expand

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moviemitch96Oct 13, 2018

Westerns are one of my favorite film genres, so I always look forward to seeing new ones as well. Unfortunately, this one was literally only halfway decent to me. Despite the talent of Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly, and Jake Gyllenhaal,Westerns are one of my favorite film genres, so I always look forward to seeing new ones as well. Unfortunately, this one was literally only halfway decent to me. Despite the talent of Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly, and Jake Gyllenhaal, their presence wasn't enough to liven the film up a bit more. Overall, it didn't do anything to really make it stand out and it's ultimately a rather forgettable Western.… Expand

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RalfbergsMay 29, 2020

While it was watchable and certainly had really good actors in it who were enjoyable to watch and made it feel real, it still overall felt a bit boring or like not being sure where the plot is heading and towards end got more and more feelingWhile it was watchable and certainly had really good actors in it who were enjoyable to watch and made it feel real, it still overall felt a bit boring or like not being sure where the plot is heading and towards end got more and more feeling that not that entertaining to watch, like I hoped… Expand

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BroyaxMar 8, 2021

Les frèrots Sisters !… rien que le titre ressemble à un mauvais calembour à un demi-dollar troué… et les soeurettes Brothers, elle sont où alors ? hein ?!… avec le père Mother, je suppose… mais passons, car il ne s’agit pas d’un western commeLes frèrots Sisters !… rien que le titre ressemble à un mauvais calembour à un demi-dollar troué… et les soeurettes Brothers, elle sont où alors ? hein ?!… avec le père Mother, je suppose… mais passons, car il ne s’agit pas d’un western comme les autres, c’est surtout un « western » psychologique, un peu trop lent et lymphatique pour être honnête : un film de Jacques Audiard donc !

L’incapable bien connu chez nous pour ses daubes à dormir debout se met à tourner pour Hollywood, maintenant ! mais où va le monde sans déconner… on y retrouve donc tout ce qu’il ne sait pas faire, c’est-à-dire… du cinéma. Notamment, les quelques scènes d’action, les fusillades égrénées ici et là auxquelles on ne pige que dalle : le montage ultra cut, parfois très move (en plus !), les plans trop resserrés… en bref, un vrai foutoir ! y compris lorsque ça ne tire pas, lors de l’incident dans la rivière, on capte putain de que dalle à ce qui peut bien se passer…

Jacques Audiard est un cave (son merveilleux papa doit se retourner dans sa tombe) qui ne sait pas y faire et même un stagiaire ferait mieux. Par ailleurs, l’histoire est un mélange de la petite maison dans la prairie (cf la fin, mon dieu !) et de deux tueurs professionnels et accessoirement de deux vrais connards qui devraient très logiquement finir entre quatre planches…

En outre, son agenda écolo est tout à fait surprenant et bien peu crédible… tout comme le type qu’ils doivent « retrouver », à savoir un indo-afghano-pakistanais au Far West… en 1851 ! ben voyons ! et la marmotte, elle emballe les balles dans le papier alu ? heureusement, le duo Phoenix-Reilly fonctionne très bien, la photographie est belle… mais c’est tout. Voilà donc une énième daube du fiston Audiard qui continue de décevoir, lamentablement.… Expand

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GrantD243Jun 26, 2019

This is one of the better westerns in recent memory, and it has fantastic performances, but at the end of the day it doesn't separate itself from the many other great films already in the genre.

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Bertaut1Apr 15, 2019

A plodding tale of violence and redemption that doesn't seem to know quite what it's trying to say

On the surface The Sisters Brothers is a Revisionist Western with a gritty Spaghetti aesthetic, but it's also a tale of avarice and theA plodding tale of violence and redemption that doesn't seem to know quite what it's trying to say

On the surface The Sisters Brothers is a Revisionist Western with a gritty Spaghetti aesthetic, but it's also a tale of avarice and the destructive potential of progressive thinking, a chase movie, a dark comedy, a tragic fable, an examination of the days when the Old West was giving way to an ever-encroaching modernity, a look at how the sins of the father are oft repeated by the children, a study of competing types of masculinity, even a political thesis. The English language debut of director Jacques Audiard, who adapted the script with Thomas Bidegain from Patrick DeWitt's 2011 novel, unfortunately, it did next-to-nothing for me, as its episodic rhythm, bifurcated narrative structure, and poorly-defined morality left me unengaged, frustrated, and rather bored.

Set in 1851, the film tells the story of Charlie Sisters (Joaquin Phoenix) and his older brother Eli (John C. Reilly), hired guns looking for Hermann Kermit Warm (Riz Ahmed), a mild-manner chemist who has created an elixir that when poured into a river, will illuminate any gold deposits on the river bed. Following tracker John Morris (Jake Gyllenhaal), who is to detain Warm until the brothers catch up, the mission soon proves a lot more than they bargained for.

Highly revisionist, The Sisters Brothers gives us all the genre's tropes, but from unexpected angles. For example, men ride horses, but when a horse is mortally wounded, the man to whom he belongs cries and apologises. Yes, this is the Old West of Sergio Leone, but Audiard defamiliarises it as much as possible. Additionally, Warm's progressive egalitarian vision for the future allows the film to examine the belief (however short-lived) that out of the lawlessness and land thievery, a certain section of the populace hoped a more mutually beneficial society might arise.

However, Audiard is not naïve enough to suggest that the Old West was especially peaceful or safe. But even here, he subverts the genre, using a recurring motif of either Charlie or Eli shooting an already downed opponent pleading for his life, which is not what we've come to expect from the protagonists of Hollywood westerns.

In terms of acting, Phoenix, Gyllenhaal, and Ahmed all have moments to shine, but this is Reilly's film. His nuanced performance allows us to see just how badly Eli's conscience is affecting him, and how much he is drifting away from the increasingly amoral Charlie.

However, for all this, I really disliked it. For one, I found it far too episodic, lurching from one incident to next with little in the way of connective tissue between them. I also didn't particularly like the shifts in focus from the brothers on the one hand to Morris and Warm on the other, making it impossible for either to fully settle. A knock-on from this is that it's difficult to figure out where one's empathy is supposed to lie. This difficulty becomes especially problematic in relation to the morally questionable dénouement, in which there is an incident which seems designed for the audience to roundly condemn one of the main characters, only for the film to then give us a 15-minute epilogue seemingly designed to redeem him. This throws into relief what for me was the most egregious problem - none of what we see seems to mean anything, there are virtually no consequences for anything the brothers do. This left me scratching my head as to what the film is trying to say. Is it suggesting that even the most morally repugnant of men deserve a shot at redemption?

As a kind of an aside, it's also worth mentioning an aesthetic decision that has me baffled. On occasion, the film is shot within a circular frame (think of how films often simulate POV through a telescope), often combined with racked focus and unsteady photography. I'm assuming the idea is to try to replicate a Kinetograph, but given that that device wouldn't be invented for another four decades, I'm not entirely sure what the point is. An especially strange example is a scene in which Charlie speaks direct-to-camera, the only example of such in the whole film. Is this a break in the fourth wall, and if so, why? If it isn't, from whose POV is the scene shot?

The four performances at the heart of The Sisters Brothers earn it a great deal of leeway. But even taking that into account, I just couldn't get into it. Far too plodding and thematically unfocused, it's certainly original in how it approaches generic tropes, and that's to be commended, but the imprecise and poorly constructed episodic narrative saps away the good will built up by the aesthetic design and the acting.… Expand

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bataguilaApr 10, 2019

Empieza bien, luego cae en un bache contemplativo de la epoca de wetern, la ultima media hora es muy buena y es lo que vale la pena.

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LegendaryLassDec 21, 2018

Excellent cinematography, but for a "genre-hybrid" the laughs aren't really there. The pacing is so slow that by the time you realize what the plot is, the film is almost over.

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JordanLaytonApr 28, 2020

A subversive western epic starring JOaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riz Ahmed, and John C. Reilly. Some pacing issues but great character work.

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SlyL-BCSFOct 29, 2018

Le western selon Jacques Audiard !
Les Frères Sisters est captivant, l'ambiance sombre de la chasse à l'homme avec les péripéties des frangins, tueurs à gages à la réputation bien trempé traquant le duo R. Ahmed, J. Gyllenhaal, époustouflantLe western selon Jacques Audiard !
Les Frères Sisters est captivant, l'ambiance sombre de la chasse à l'homme avec les péripéties des frangins, tueurs à gages à la réputation bien trempé traquant le duo R. Ahmed, J. Gyllenhaal, époustouflant dans leur cavalcade et cette ruée vers l'or qui n'est pas sans nous rappeler tous les grands films qui ont traité du sujet.

Voilà les ingrédients qui font de ce Western un des meilleurs films de l'année 2018, comme l'a été Hostiles de Scott Cooper en 2017.

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