Certainly the better of the two Westerns I've seen today, but I'm also not really feeling the love with _Sisters Brothers_ like everybody else seems to be. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._
Top Cast
John C. Reilly
Eli Sisters
Joaquin Phoenix
Charlie Sisters
Jake Gyllenhaal
John Morris
Riz Ahmed
Hermann Kermit Warm
Rebecca Root
Mayfield
Allison Tolman
Girl Mayfield Saloon
Rutger Hauer
The Commodore
Carol Kane
Mrs Sisters
Patrice Cossonneau
Blount
Zac Abbott
Blount Guy Dying
David Gasman
Relay Owner
Philip Rosch
Storekeeper Pioneer Town 2
Creed Bratton
Quarrel Saloon Guy Town 02
Lenuta Bala
Woman with the Bortsch
Jochen Hägele
Horse Dealer Town 03
Eric Colvin
Horse Dealer Relay 02
Reviews
_**A plodding and overlong tale of violence and redemption that doesn't seem to know quite what it's trying to say**_ > _You are afraid of hell. But that's all religion is, really. Fear of a place we'd rather not be, and where there's no such a thing as suicide to steal us away._ - Patrick deWitt; _The Sisters Brothers_ (2011) _The Sisters Brothers_ is a film set in the American Old West, based on a book by…
I was looking forward to this. It has two of my favorite actors in it. Unfortunately, I had to give up on watching it. It's impossible to see what's going on. There are some shadows moving about, sometimes covering each other. A dot lights up occasionally on my 55-inch OLED. I can see subtitles, hear the sound. This is apparently one of those "someone invented HDR, that means we should put a cloth over the lens"…
It might be that the clever title and the fact that this is backed by an whole host of European film funds is all that makes this rather sterile Western memorable. It's all about the enigmatic "Commodore" (Rutger Hauer) employing the eponymous brothers - "Eli" (John C. Reilly) and "Charlie" (Joaquin Phoenix) to track down the mild-mannered prospector "Kermit Warm" (a rather mis-cast Riz Ahmed) whom he accuses of…
FAQ about The Sisters Brothers
What is The Sisters Brothers about?
Oregon, 1851. Hermann Kermit Warm, a chemist and aspiring gold prospector, keeps a profitable secret that the Commodore wants to know, so he sends the Sisters brothers, two notorious assassins, to capture him on his way to California.
When was The Sisters Brothers released?
The Sisters Brothers was released in 2018.
What genres does The Sisters Brothers belong to?
The Sisters Brothers is categorised as Western, Drama, Comedy.
Who stars in The Sisters Brothers?
The cast of The Sisters Brothers includes John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riz Ahmed, Rebecca Root.