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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
instead of frank talk about real issues, "Sister" stubbornly accentuates the positive, offering up gorgeous houses and a sweeping pop soundtrack instead of any sort of insight into the problems a woman in Carla's situation might face.
Beautifully acted!
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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.
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Mostly works thanks to lead performances.
It pirouettes past problems, exuberantly celebrating two folks who fall in love.
There's a word for this vulgar family-therapy movie: retarded.
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The film pushes the outer limits of just how long anyone with a normal I.Q. can watch what should be a TV sitcom.
The press notes describe The Other Sister as 'uplifting' and 'bittersweet'; a more accurate description would be 'insulting.'
A neatly wrapped made-for-TV homily!
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Shameless in its use of mental retardation as a gimmick, a prop and a plot device.
Top Criticimpresses with its hardy ability to tickle and tear its audience.
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