Sisters is a romp of a chick flick with all the belly laughs of Bridesmaids and the x-rated material of Trainwreck. And who does it better than
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler? Diane Wiest and Barbra’s James Brolin deliver sympathetic
performances as the parents who’ve had it up to here with the antics of their
two adult daughters, one more steady and responsible (Poehler as Maura Ellis)
than the other (Fey as Kate Ellis), but both geared up for a grand hullabaloo and
a nod to the good ole days when they were teen stars of their very own
"Ellis Island" parties.
See the trailer: Sisters
The parents' vacant house, ready for the new
owners to move in, provides the perfect backdrop for the rip-roaring booze and rock
bonanza that features a roundup of guests from the neighborhood and one
unwelcome intruder, the former high-school bitch, Brinda (Maya Rudolph),
unchanged. Risky Business- and Spring Break-inspired scenes are
hilarious with Fey hiking up a stone fireplace and Poehler falling through the
attic floor into the downstairs free-for-all.
But Sisters wins big because director Jason Moore brings this one in
with a heart. The poignant close-ups and quiet moments take us back to the
tortured days of adolescent awkwardness, flirtations, and bad choices, before maturity
and the realities of life demand more. Worth a girls night out. Nominations,
perhaps. As long as taste is not a prerequisite.
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