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Perfect Sisters
Tired of their mother's alcoholism and a string of her abusive boyfriends, two sisters plot to kill her.
Release : | 2014 |
Rating : | 5.6 |
Studio : | Julijette, |
Crew : | Director of Photography, Stunt Double, |
Cast : | Abigail Breslin Georgie Henley Mira Sorvino Jeffrey Ballard Zoë Belkin |
Genre : | Drama Thriller Crime |
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That was an excellent one.
Excellent, Without a doubt!!
This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.
The movie is surprisingly subdued in its pacing, its characterizations, and its go-for-broke sensibilities.
Great true story topic. A cast with experience but you'd never know it watching this...reminds me of a high school project. This could possibly ruin these girls careers. Just horrible from start to finish.... can't believe it...poor directing I don't know...a good actor/tress should still be good with poor direction. Sad to see coverage of this story so bad. Waste of time.
Toronto teenager Abigail Breslin (as Sandra Anderson) and her year-younger sister Georgie Henley (as Elizabeth "Beth" Anderson) are also best friends. They have a big problem in common, too, alcoholic mother Mira Sorvino (as Linda). Not only does she drink like a fish, Ms. Sorvino has a succession of bad boyfriends. The girls can't keep track of them all. From the evidence we see in this story, it's safe to presume most of the men liked to smack Sorvino around and attempt sex with her daughters. There is also a neglected little brother. Yes, this is a wildly dysfunctional family. Speaking four different languages, including one they created for themselves, Ms. Breslin and Ms. Henley are easily smart enough to generate some good problem-solving strategies...Well, maybe not...This is another "based on a true story" movie which seems to suffer under the influence. It's sometimes difficult to believe the characters would act like this, in real life. There should be enough material on screen to make the story more believable. Director Stan Brooks does best in conveying the closeness of the "Perfect Sisters". There is a strong background-setting opening and the pair are often positioned in sync. Henley certainly wins the acting honors. The most believable of the three leading women, she effectively applies Gothic make-up to hide her pain. Older sister Breslin's adoption of her mother's habits may be more common, but's it's less convincing. Sorvino's mother portrayal is too poorly defined and the actress' attempted characterization is wasted...Of the supporting men, Jeff C. Ballard (as Justin) is the stand-out, due to his screen time and distracting eye make-up. While Henley's vampire-look helped us understand her character, Mr. Ballard's mascara runs the imagination rampant. Abusive lawyer James Russo (as Steve Bowman) is a standard heel. Instead of wildly shaking the camera, Mr. Brooks and photographer Stephanie Weber-Biron keep it smooth. During rough spots, like the boozy card game and a bathtub scene, they skillfully move around the characters. While the minor strengths are appreciated, the story responds by not adequately involving the viewer.**** Perfect Sisters (4/8/2014) Stan Brooks ~ Abigail Breslin, Georgie Henley, Mira Sorvino, Jeff C. Ballard
Deadly Sisters? More like 'Stupid Sisters'.These two young ladies are fed up with their alcoholic mother constantly breaking her promises to quit and her horrible choices in men... So they decide to kill her.As you do.In doing so, they leave DNA evidence everywhere, tell all the kids at school they're going to do it, and leave chat records on their laptops discussing their plans in minute detail.And it STILL takes the police until the end to catch them. Useless.They could have avoided all this. They might have gone to the social services to complain about their mom's utterly irresponsible behaviour, or her new partner's attempted molestation of the youngest female.But they don't. Why? The film doesn't provide a good reason.None of the characters here 'feel' real. Their choices and goals change at the whim of the script, not because of any organic development. What could have been a fascinating treatise into the psychological effects of maternal murder is rendered impotent as a result.All in all, a wasted opportunity. If you miss it, you won't be missing out. 5/10
The parent guide fails to mention the multiple rape/sex scenes or the extremely revealing clothing the older sister wears. Seriosuly... I was watching the movie with my younger siblings and just had them turn away when the older girl wore a bra and see through tank top (she did this a lot). I quickly turned the movie off when the girls walk into the living room and see their moms boyfriend raping her on the floor while she's unconscious (at least that's what it looked like). Absolutely horrible. The moms boyfriend also attempts to rape the younger sister. Early one morning he pushes her against a wall and he physically restrains her, trying to kiss her and force himself on her. Another time when she's in the kitchen he comes up behind her and tries to kiss her. Her mother and sister stand by doing nothing.The parent guide also mentions the girls using pot multiple times. This is not true at all. They are smoking cigarettes. You can tell it's just a cigarette.I feel like this is some kind of comedy, except it's not funny. The older girl wants to be a pop star so she dresses like a slut (she calls herself one), exposing her bra just about always. The other girl looks like a vampire. She says she looks like she should be in Twilight. Then she bites her sister. This movie is just awful and not worth watching.