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03/05/02
The Other Sister (1999)
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Reviews Counted:48
Fresh:14
Rotten:34
Average Rating:4.7/10
Consensus: Made-for-tv drama evokes anything but real emotion.
Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Juliette Lewis and Giovanni Ribisi perform admirably as developmentally different young adults who meet and fall in love. As the friends and family of the challenged, the supporting cast shows... [More]
Starring: Juliette Lewis, Giovanni Ribisi, Tom Skerritt, Diane Keaton
Director: Garry Marshall
Reviews for The Other Sister
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01/26/06
Top Criticimpresses with its hardy ability to tickle and tear its audience.
01/01/00
The surprises are interesting, but not enough to save the film from itself.
01/01/00
Warm-hearted but ultimately soft!
01/01/00
The press notes describe The Other Sister as 'uplifting' and 'bittersweet'; a more accurate description would be 'insulting.'
01/01/00
Lewis portrays Carla with a purity that is innocent and winning!
01/01/00
Shameless in its use of mental retardation as a gimmick, a prop and a plot device.
01/01/00
Top CriticThis movie offers itself to us like a cow with too many udders.
01/01/00
The charming innocence in this unusual take on first love and first heartbreak gives THE OTHER SISTER its special quality.
01/01/00
The film pushes the outer limits of just how long anyone with a normal I.Q. can watch what should be a TV sitcom.
01/01/00
Lacks the depth of thought this complex topic deserves.
01/01/00
Never manages more than a glib, TV movie-of- the-week glance at their lives.
01/01/00
A torturous endurance test!
01/01/00
Not only is the film way too long, but it often comes across as extremely haphazard with many scenes seeming too random, unattached to the greater picture and/or orphaned midstream.
01/01/00
Giovanni Ribisi could be his generation's Dustin Hoffman... he could also be his generation's Richard Benjamin...
01/29/05
Beautifully acted!
01/01/00
Top CriticMostly works thanks to lead performances.
01/01/00
For what is supposed to be a poignant love story, The Other Sister fails to show much spark.
02/08/03
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