THE SISTERS BROTHERS

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Eli Sisters (John C Reilly) and his younger brother Charlie (Joaquin Phoenix) are assassins for hire in 1851 Oregon.

They agree to complete one final job for their employer, The Commodore (Rutger Hauer), who commissions the siblings to kill gold prospector Hermann Warm (Riz Ahmed).

He has perfected a volatile chemical compound that reveals priceless nuggets of metal concealed in riverbeds.

A private detective named John Morris (Jake Gyllenhaal) is already on Warm’s trail and will lead the unsuspecting target into the brothers’ clutches.

Their assignment leads to the town of Mayfield, run with an iron fist by its statuesque namesake (Rebecca Root).

The Sisters Brothers is an offbeat caper set against the backdrop of the California Gold Rush.

Phoenix lassoes the showier role but it’s Reilly who repeatedly shoots to kill with his portrayal of a man of cool logic, who is prepared to sacrifice everything – including himself – to protect his kin.

“You’re my little brother you,” he assures Charlie.

The actors catalyse a convincing, fractious screen chemistry as their flawed gunslingers unholster vulnerability and black humour on a haphazard quest for redemption.

The west was won with marksmanship, braggadocio and bold scientific endeavour. and

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