The Sisters (2005 film)

The Sisters

Promotional movie poster
Directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman
Written by Richard Alfieri (based on his own play)
Starring Maria Bello
Mary Stuart Masterson
Erika Christensen
Rip Torn
Elizabeth Banks
Eric McCormack
Chris O'Donnell
Steven Culp
Tony Goldwyn
Alessandro Nivola
Music by Thomas Morse
Cinematography Chuy Chavez
Distributed by Arclight Films
Release dates
Running time
 113 minutes[2]
Country United States
Language English
Box office $4,784 (Taiwan)[3]

The Sisters is a 2005 film starring Maria Bello, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Erika Christensen as the title characters; it also stars Alessandro Nivola, Rip Torn, Eric McCormack, Steven Culp, Tony Goldwyn and Chris O'Donnell. The film was written by Richard Alfieri (based on his own play)[2] and directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman.

The Sisters is inspired by Anton Chekhov's play Three Sisters . It tells the story of three sisters and a brother, their family dysfunctions, and the siblings dealing with their ups and downs after the death of their father.

Cast

Reception

The fourteen reviews at Metacritic were "mixed or average";[4] at Rotten Tomatoes, 18 of 26 T-Meter critics rated it rotten.[5]

The Los Angeles Times called it a "pompous, overwrought and itchingly claustrophobic psychodrama", saying "nothing can save the actors from the painfully mannered dialogue and implausible relationships."[6] The New York Times said the film "ladles out almost two hours' worth of carping, backstabbing and egomania" which prompts the viewer to "quickly realize no one in this film is anyone you would want to spend two hours with" and "wonder why the heck they're spending so much time with one another."[2]

References

  1. ↑ Limited Releases - Hard Time Picking Just One, an April 14, 2006 article from The Numbers
  2. 1 2 3 'The Sisters' Fuel a Family Feud Inspired by Chekov, an April 14, 2006 review from The New York Times
  3. ↑ The Sisters International Box Office Results, from Box Office Mojo
  4. ↑ The Sisters at Metacritic
  5. ↑ The Sisters at Rotten Tomatoes
  6. ↑ 'The Sisters', an April 2006 review from the Los Angeles Times
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