Brothers

Already featured in this year’s Golden Globes, Brothers is bound to produce some Oscar nominations too. This is thanks to a gripping script that puts us in the middle of a love triangle brought about by war.

When Tobey Maguire’s character is presumed dead, his grieving widow (Natalie Portman) finds herself accepting comfort from her brother-in-law (Jake Gyllenhaal). Things become pretty peachy between the two of them, and then her dead husband turns up alive. Hmm. Awkward. To add insult to injury, returning husband is not exactly the same person he was. In fact, he’s cracking up, which makes a happy reunion all the more difficult.

The performances are outstanding, and you’ll be completely drawn into the intricacies of the relationships from the word go. That’s great cinema.

Rating: 5 outta 5