A simple but enjoyable healing flick
My Brother, My Sister is a movie that I enjoyed. It tells the story of a broken family that slowly heal old wounds. The acting and characterization were good, and the story was predictable but still enjoyable. However, the middle act felt a little too long for my taste.
Nikola and Tesla Costa are estranged siblings who inherit their father’s estate. When Nikola shows up to the funeral uninterested in his family and talking about space and time, the divide between them only grows. However, they soon learn that their father left them both his house as a way to reconcile. ..
As the movie progresses, it soon becomes clear that Tesla’s two children, Sebastiano and Carolina, are the key to unlocking the stubbornness these two are feeling. The former has been diagnosed with schizophrenia while Caro is desperate to leave her mother’s suffocating, dominating grip. And she gets that opportunity when Giulio leaves her his camper van.
This is a typical story about healing and acceptance. My Brother, My Sister does well with it, albeit in a very predictable way that leaves no surprises over the outcome. In fact, the only surprising element is a last-minute twist that bizarrely comes out of left-field and doesn’t really fit with the theme of the movie. No spoilers are given, but it’s certainly an odd choice.
Despite their many disagreements, Tesla and Nik’s relationship is compelling to watch. Their numerous spats across the film are well written. Across the movie they both learn from one another and grow into much better versions of themselves, which is partly why their relationship is so alluring. There are the usual hiccups and a couple of secrets hidden by both, but the feel-good factor this film gives off by the end is a definite highlight. ..
This film is a simple story about healing, with a family finding common ground and going through the motions to come out the other side better and stronger than before. We’ve seen this a million time before, but My Brother, My Sister does just enough to make it worth a watch.
My brother and sister are ending their relationship. They have been together for a year and a half, and they are both ready to end it. They have been talking about it for a while, and they both feel like it is the right thing to do.
