The Unholy Trinity Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		2.5
Video		4.5
Audio		4.5
Extras		0.0
Overall		2.5

The Unholy Trinity Blu-ray Movie Review

More "OK" than "Corral".

Reviewed by Randy Miller III September 5, 2025

There's an assumed risk tied to discovering under-the-radar recent films starring current or former big-name actors; sometimes they turn out to be diamonds in the rough, but usually they feel more like bland leftovers heated mostly by stunt casting. (See also: Paint, The Alto Knights, The Exorcism. Reminiscence, The Bricklayer, and several dozen films starring either Bruce Willis or Nicolas Cage.) The same can be said of Richard Gray's The Unholy Trinity, which doubles down with Pierce Brosnan and Samuel L. Jackson... and while I can at least say the producers got their money's worth out of both men, almost everything else about this by-the-numbers Western doesn't bring much to the altar.

The Unholy Trinity opens with the public hanging of one Isaac Broadway (Tim Daly), whose adult son Henry (Brandon Lessard) looks on from a bloodthirsty crowd as his father adamantly claims innocence and claims he was framed by the corrupt sheriff of Trinity, Saul Butler. A mysterious older man, who later introduces himself as St. Christopher (Jackson), smiles knowingly at Henry just before the rope finally tightens. After a chat with St. Christopher, which prompts Henry to ride to Trinity and exact revenge on its leader, Henry quickly tracks the man down in an empty church. Unfortunately for Henry, though, the current sheriff is Gabriel Dove (Brosnan), and Saul Butler lies in a grave outside. Humiliated but forgiven for his actions, gullible Henry eventually learns that Trinity's people regarded his father Isaac as a villain and Butler as a local hero. Nonetheless, Henry seeks answers and eventually discovers that Butler's suspected killer was a Blackfoot woman named Running Cub (Q'orianka Kilcher), so Dove is sent to investigate.

Back in town, Henry's presence prompts violence when local miner Asa Benton (Beau Knapp), desperate for someone to bully, guns down a prostitute named Julia (Katrina Bowden) after she takes a liking to the young man. Henry shoots back, killing Asa, but needs a quick exit from town and gets one with the help of returning St. Christopher, who reveals himself as both an ex-slave and Isaac's partner... until he was double-crossed by the now-dead man. Still on the hunt for his share of stolen Confederate gold, St. Christopher now seeks Henry's help in finding it while being pursued by Asa's brothers, a local man named Gideon (Gianni Capaldi), and of course, sheriff Dove and Running Cub.

I'll admit that The Unholy Trinity has most of the story ingredients needed for a decent revenge tale, and of course a pair of magnetic lead performances as well. (Even Brandon Lessard, whose short filmography lists nothing you've ever heard of, seems like a good fit for the doe-eyed Henry and acquits himself well enough.) Yet the end result fails to truly engage viewer attention, as the uninspired production design and relatively weak script give off vague mid-tier "Netflix Original" vibes rather than that of a scrappy, low-budget production with something to prove. It's the kind of film that should work but doesn't, really, and partially for reasons that you can't quite put your finger on. Our own Brian Orndorf noted in his similarly lukewarm theatrical review that it's overcrowded with clunky shootout choreography, and that's certainly true, but sharper dialogue and tighter editing certainly wouldn't have hurt either. And while I'm normally not one to criticize any film for its limited budget, The Unholy Trinity's obvious shortage of resources leads me to believe that a more compact cast and scope would have solved at least some of its problems.

I'll admit one thing: The Unholy Trinity likely plays about the same on the small screen, which means that MGM's Blu-ray (by way of Warner Bros.) is at least a decent way for curious fans to get introduced. Unfortunately like most recent home videos releases from the studio, there's no separate 4K option here and no bonus features either, which doesn't exactly make it strong blind buy material... and neither does the currently inflated price tag.

The Unholy Trinity Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Warner Bros.' 1080p transfer does a faithful job with this digitally-shot film, though I couldn't find any technical specs regarding its source resolution. That said, fine detail and color representation appear strong on this dual-layered disc; several wide establishing shots and close-ups yield impressively tack-sharp results, although the majority of its underlit indoor scenes and overwhelmingly muted color palettes don't exactly make this a "showy" presentation on the whole. It's nonetheless one that seems to get the job done with no apparent encoding issues, as The Unholy Trinity sports a supportive bit rate from start to finish. Cheers to the studio for not short-changing this one with a single-layered Blu-ray, although an optional 4K release would have at least made for an interesting comparison.

The Unholy Trinity Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Since I didn't spot a Dolby Atmos logo during the end credits, I'll assume that this Blu-ray's DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio mix offers a faithful representations of its theatrical roots, and by any account it's a well-rendered track that features ample sonic weight when the situation demands it. That said, The Unholy Trinity is is largely driven by modest room-temperature ambience and drawn-out dialogue exchanges, as its infrequent but occasionally surprising bursts of action liven things up along the way but can be counted on one hand. It's more or less what you'd expect out of a low-budget production of this type, reaching sporadic heights but mostly staying within the usual sonic footprint for this particular genre, with only the prospect of an Atmos remix offering any kind of tangible room for improvement.

Optional English (SDH) subtitles are offered during the main feature.

The Unholy Trinity Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

This one-disc release ships in a keepcase with poster-themed cover artwork highlighting the cast. No bonus features are included, nor is a slipcover, although we at least get a Digital Copy redemption slip.

The Unholy Trinity Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Richard Gray's The Unholy Trinity, written by Lee Zachariah, means well and partially gets by on solid performances from its two biggest names (and a few of the smaller ones too), but ultimately feels fairly flat and uninspired overall. That said, die-hard fans of the genre and cast may want to give it a shot, but MGM's Blu-ray falls short with no UHD option or bonus features (and that price, yikes!) although A/V merits are solid. It's a textbook example of "try before you buy", and thus the rare case when I'd advise any and all interested newcomers to just stream it instead.