The film’s unusual title, along with the significant financial backing from European cinema organizations, may be the only things that make this rather detached Western stick in your mind. The story revolves around the mysterious "Commodore" (Rutger Hauer), who hires the brothers “Eli” (John C. Reilly) and “Charlie” (Joaquin Phoenix) to locate “Kermit Warm” (Riz Ahmed), a quiet prospector accused of theft. This isn't…

I really anticipated this film because it features two performers I greatly admire. Sadly, I couldn't finish watching it; the presentation makes it nearly impossible to follow what’s happening. There are shadowy figures shifting around, frequently obscuring one another. At times, a small point of light appears on my television screen. The subtitles are visible and the audio is present, yet the picture quality is incr…

_**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 o…

It was definitely the stronger of the two Westerns I watched today, though I'm not connecting with _The Sisters Brothers_ in the way so many other people appear to. Final rating:★★½ - There were aspects that resonated with me, but it didn’t fully succeed as a complete film.