Sisters
Can you imagine the reactions of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler when told Sisters
was opening up against Star Wars?
“We’re opening up against what? Who? Seriously? Is our
whole movie just some sneaky tax dodge?”
However, they can always blame that decision for why the movie tanked,
instead of being remembered for putting out a subpar movie.
Poehler stars as Maura – the divorced, goody two shoes sister who
cares for all and helps the less fortunate at every turn.
Fey stars as Kate – the party girl whose life is a mess.
The two return home to Orlando, when Mom and Dad tell the ladies they
plan on selling their family home. Of course, the big surprise is that
the house already has been sold, so Kate and Maura must remove all of
their personal items from their childhood room.
With the house all to themselves for the weekend, Kate and Maura decide
to throw a massive party, just like they used to when they were in high
school.
Will Kate and Maura have the time of their lives?
Will the new owners still want the house after this blow out?
Why is Tina Fey trying to be Will Ferrell?
I get how Fey and Poehler want to capture the spirit of fellow R-rated
comedies like Bridesmaids or Ted, but this movie is
crude for crude’s sake, instead of for the sake of being funny.
Writer Paula Pell is tossing out joke after joke after joke, but only
some hit. Most fall flat with a sense of desperation permeating the
air, while she gives us a film with no real direction and an overly
conventional ending.
Unfortunately, Fey is miscast. She’s too witty and likable to be
the screwed up one. She’s not outlandish enough, or believably
crude enough to make Kate the trainwreck she needs to be to make
Sisters a good comedy. Aside from the great chemistry she shares with
Maya Rudolph as their two characters reignite an old high school feud,
Fey doesn’t belong in Sisters, or maybe she should be
playing Maura.
Please, tell me Tina Fey is writing her own stuff again, so we have
hope for her future.
Sisters
is rated R for crude sexual content and
language throughout, and for drug use.
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