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07/24/09
My Sister's Keeper (2009)
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Reviews Counted:124
Fresh:58
Rotten:66
Average Rating:5.6/10
Consensus: My Sister's Keeper gets fine performances from its adult and child actors, but the director's heavy-handed approach turns a worthy emotional subject into an overly melodramatic tearjerker.
Australian Theatrical Release:
Jul 30, 2009 Wide
US Box Office: $49,069,310
Synopsis: THE NOTEBOOK's Nick Cassavetes directs another tearjerking literary adaptation with this drama based on Jodi Picoult's novel. Cameron Diaz takes a detour from comedy to play Sara, the domineering... [More]
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Alec Baldwin, Sofia Vassilieva
Director: Nick Cassavetes
Reviews for My Sister's Keeper
1 - 20 (sorted by rotten rating; Australian critics are listed first)
Top CriticThe obnoxious calculation smothers what should’ve been a pure articulation of melancholy and a potent debate of morality.
07/27/09
Top Critic[Cassavetes] refuses to let the material speak for itself, putting a famous-for-making-women-cry song behind almost every scene, and lingering on every sentimental moment.
07/31/09
Top CriticThough the motives of My Sister’s Keeper will seem dubious to some, there is no denying the performances on display keep everything in the realm of the watchable.
07/29/09
Top CriticThere's no question that this is a really intriguing drama and a drama that I think deserved better treatment than it gets here because I think Nick Cassevetes -- I don't think he's a very good director, really.
07/29/09
Top CriticAs manufactured Disease of the Week weepies go, Nick Cassavetes's drama based on a Jodi Picoult bestseller, is surprisingly moving.
07/29/09
Top CriticThe decision to avoid unnecessary sentimentality defines this film, elevating it to a more thoughtful if a touch less engaging arena, sacrificing emotional escapism for conversation provoking tragedy.
07/29/09
Top CriticBring the tissues. This film works.
07/31/09
Top CriticThere is a touch of contrivance to the set-up that is not totally convincing and the film avoids much of the ethical arguments in favour of family drama. But I must admit to being affected.
07/29/09
Top CriticA morally ambiguous tearjerker with a twist.
07/29/09
Top CriticMy Sister’s Keeper takes on a very tough subject, but ultimately it is too soft, too easy, and it dissolves like a tear-soaked tissue.
06/26/09
Top CriticMy Sister’s Keeper ducks some of the bigger moral dilemmas, which may have added more grit. There again this is not a film with grit on its mind, just how quickly it can have you reaching for a handkerchief.
07/03/09
This medical-ethics drama is like a sustained assault on the tear ducts.
07/03/09
A mostly contrived and uneven drama that lacks nuances and fails to pack an emotional punch, but at least it's mildly engaging thanks to warm, heartfelt performances and exquisite cinematography.
06/26/09
I have a heart. I just don’t want schlock.
06/29/09
Where restraint might have raised up My Sister's Keeper, a heavy hand has brought it down.
07/01/09
Top CriticFor every instant of genuine tragic ache within this dubious feature, there are two served up right behind it that drip with obnoxious manipulation and creaky execution.
06/25/09
Top CriticA shamelessly manipulative film that proves insulting rather than moving.
06/25/09
My Sister's Keeper demands nothing less than a tidal wave of tears.
11/28/09
With direction this leaden and scripting this ham-fisted, my suspicion is that there will be far too many dry eyes in the house.
07/03/09
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