Review of The Sisters Brothers (2018) by Ginak — 07 Oct 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 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.