The Sisters Brothers

      An unconventional western from acclaimed French director and co-writer Jacques Audiard.  John C. Reilly and Joaquin Phoenix play Eli and Charlie Sisters, ruthless gunfights that work for a shadowy figure known as the Commodore. The plot is fairly simply. They are tasked with tracking down Hermann Warm, a chemist, who has a formula for easily extracting gold from river beds. Working with them is John  Morris, a scout who also works for the commodore. Warm is played by RIz Ahmed and Morris by Jake Gyllenhaal. 

       What appears to be a fairly straight forward western, plays more like a independent foreign film. It is less about plot and far more character driven, especially the relationship between the brothers. The four leads are excellent but it's Mr. Phoenix and Mr. Reilly's interplay that truly carry the film. In fact, I would go as far to say, it's one of Mr. Reilly's best films.

         The cinematography is wonderful. Shoot outs are filmed in unusual ways and the scenery is spectacular.  The film moves at a leisurely pace as the brothers track down Warm and Morris and takes some surprising twists along the way. The film may catch you off guard at the start but will win you over by Journey's end.