Review of The Sisters Brothers (2018) by Jeremy R — 26 Dec 2018

This movie is a heart breaker. It is rough, and sad, then gets more sad. But it is really well acted, the story is interesting, and as much as I wanted to, I could not look away. This is not a date night movie.

But it is very well done. I was really hoping it would be a comedy because John C. Riley is in it. He does a wonderful job telling this sad story. For the 1st half of the movie, all I did was flinch; because it is so sad, and because horses get hurt.

But the story and acting were great, and I could not turn away. This movie reminds me of storytelling styles not usually found in US film, like the hardened never up-looking tales of woe that I've seen in Chinese and German films.

When I realized it was this kind of film, I stayed along for the ride. I would not see it again, but I'm glad I saw it once. I tend to like fluffy, imaginary fantasy, sci-fi, action ,adventures, and comedies.

This is a good movie, with great acting, and a gripping story.