Tuesday, November 20, 2012

DVD - Your Sister's Sister (15)


1/5 stars

Your Sister’s Sister was billed as one of those mildly gritty, low-key, yet entertaining indie films. So low-key in fact that you probably missed its limited cinema release in June and if you’ve been waiting to see it on DVD, I’d advise that you give it a miss.

Emily Blunt is in danger of slipping into the same type-casted trap Hugh Grant fell into in the 90’s, making us question whether she can play anything other than a self-deprecating, ‘best-friend-you-happen-to-love’.

Between Blunt, her shamefully selfish sister, martyred, lay-about best friend, and their equally self-serving motives, there’s not one character you care about. It’s slow, dull and the ending isn’t worth sticking around for.

If you’re still in need of an indie fix, try Safety Not Guaranteed, which was also recently released on DVD, and has the same writer, director and leading man, but the kookiness actually pays off.


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