The Sister Brothers
2018
***½
Director: Jacques Audiard
Cast: John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riz Ahmed, Rebecca Root, Allison Tolman, Rutger Hauer, Carol Kane, Richard Brake, Theo Exarchopoulos
In the 1850s, infamous gunslingers Eli and Charlie Sisters are hired to track down a man who has supposedly developed a valuable chemical formula. Along the way, the brothers face danger and misfortune. Jacques Audiard's unusual Western is based on Patrick deWitt's 2011 novel. It features some brutal violence, dark humour, and moments of melancholy. The story is refreshingly unpredictable, but I'm not sure it all amounts to something substantial. John C. Reilly gives a delightful performance as one of the brothers.
