Oct2012_MOVIE REVIEW
“Your Sister’s Sister”
By Gemma Schuhmann
Your Sister’s Sister revolves around the close relationship between Jack, his best friend Iris and her sister Hannah.
By Gemma Schuhmann
Your Sister’s Sister revolves around the close relationship between Jack, his best friend Iris and her sister Hannah.
er’s Sister revolves around the close relationship between Jack, his best friend Iris and her sister Hannah. Iris (Emily Blunt) sends Jack (Mark Duplass) to her family home on a quiet island in the hope that he will sort his life out after the death of his brother one year ago. Unfortunately Iris doesn’t know that Hannah (Rosemarie DeWitt) is already there doing the same thing. A surprise meeting and almost a whole bottle of tequila later, Jack and Hannah wake to find that Iris has made an unannounced visit. Slowly deep emotions are realised and inner intentions are discovered. The family house is too small for the three of them and their feelings.
Surprisingly this film is not a typical drama with over acting and an awful lot of fake crying. At times it’s hard to decipher whether the film is a comedy or a drama. The two are perfectly interwoven. The film has a very natural vibe. It almost feels like someone placed a camera in their house and watched the events unfold without them knowing. This vibe would not have been the same if the majority of the film wasn’t improvised. So long as the main purpose of the scene was intact the actors could do what they wanted. In one scene Iris is telling Jake to live his life and he burps right in the middle of the serious conversation. They both laugh then carry on. In most films that kind of thing would have been edited out to maintain the intensity. Leaving it in made it much more relatable.
This film has a very small cast. It can be split into the three leads and the other guy who gave a speech. It works well though, you don’t lose focus or get confused about what’s happening or who’s who. You’re constantly focussed on the characters emotions.
The camerawork can be a little distracting at times. There are a number of short shots that are out of focus and a few of the night shots have left people fuzzy. However for the most part it is quite good. The other problem with this film is that it is only screening at two cinemas in Brisbane.
The best part of this film is the ending. It’s weirdly satisfying considering you’re left saying, ‘what, no way!’
Your Sister’s Sister is out there but deeply in tune with real people’s emotions.
4/5
Surprisingly this film is not a typical drama with over acting and an awful lot of fake crying. At times it’s hard to decipher whether the film is a comedy or a drama. The two are perfectly interwoven. The film has a very natural vibe. It almost feels like someone placed a camera in their house and watched the events unfold without them knowing. This vibe would not have been the same if the majority of the film wasn’t improvised. So long as the main purpose of the scene was intact the actors could do what they wanted. In one scene Iris is telling Jake to live his life and he burps right in the middle of the serious conversation. They both laugh then carry on. In most films that kind of thing would have been edited out to maintain the intensity. Leaving it in made it much more relatable.
This film has a very small cast. It can be split into the three leads and the other guy who gave a speech. It works well though, you don’t lose focus or get confused about what’s happening or who’s who. You’re constantly focussed on the characters emotions.
The camerawork can be a little distracting at times. There are a number of short shots that are out of focus and a few of the night shots have left people fuzzy. However for the most part it is quite good. The other problem with this film is that it is only screening at two cinemas in Brisbane.
The best part of this film is the ending. It’s weirdly satisfying considering you’re left saying, ‘what, no way!’
Your Sister’s Sister is out there but deeply in tune with real people’s emotions.
4/5
