Flicks, Blake Howard
Joaquin Phoenix and John C. Reilly play infamous bounty hunters in a deeply compelling western that subverts expectations.
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The Sisters Brothers
Western dark comedy and Jacques Audiard’s follow-up to his Palme D’Or-winning Dheepan. Stars John C. Reilly and Joaquin Phoenix.
Based on Patrick Dewitt’s novel of the same name, the film follows two brothers – Eli and Charlie Sisters (Reilly and Phoenix) – who are hired to kill a prospector who has stolen from their boss. The story takes place in Oregon in 1851.
2019Rating: MA15+, Strong themes and violence117 minsUSA, France, Romania, Spain
ComedyWestern
- Director:
- Jacques Audiard ('Dheepan', 'Rust and Bone', 'A Prophet')
- Writer:
- Jacques AudiardThomas Bidegain
- Cast:
- Joaquin PhoenixJohn C. ReillyRiz AhmedJake GyllenhaalCarol KaneJóhannes Haukur JóhannessonIan ReddingtonRebecca Root
The Sisters Brothers / Reviews
Variety
It's serving a reheated version of worn-to-the-bone male obsessions. And it made me wish, frankly, that I was seeing something bolder and newer.
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The movie turns out, in the end, to have an idealised sense of closure in mind, one you both can and cannot see coming.
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Time Out
You don't need a deep love of westerns to get a kick out of Jacques Audiard's wry, surprising, and often plain hilarious frontier story.
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The Times
Joaquin Phoenix and John C Reilly are the western double act you never knew you needed (until now) in this exhilarating cowboy romp.
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The Guardian
Audiard's storytelling has an easy swing to it, his dialogue is garrulous and unsentimental, and the narrative is exotically offbeat.
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Los Angeles Times
Audiard plays to his past strengths as a poet of wounded masculinity; in its most touching moments, "The Sisters Brothers" is like a hangout movie on horseback.
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