Sisters share everything… even murder.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Role: Grace Collier
Director: Douglas Buck
Co-Stars: Stephen Rea, Lou Doillon, Dallas Roberts, JR Bourne
Release Date: U.S., March 11 2008 (straight-to-DVD)
MPAA Motion Picture Rating: R

• Overview
• Memorable Grace Quotations
• Sisters Movie Trivia
• Critical Reception
• Sisters Online

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Volunteering at a children’s party at a Vancouver mental health clinic, young doctor Dylan Wallace (Roberts) is instantly taken when he meets the dazzlingly beautiful Angelique (Doillon). Offering her a ride home, the two end up sleeping together at her apartment, but the following morning, while snoopy reporter Grace Collier breaks into the office of the clinic’s head physician Dr. Philip Lacan (Rea) on the opposite side of the street, Angelique unexpectedly and brutally kills her night guest. Watching it all unfold on Dr. Lacan’s CCTV, Grace is horrified to realize she has just witnessed a murder, and when Dr. Lacan and Angelique both deny the murder ever happening, Grace is determined to get to the bottom of it. Her investigations eventually take her back to the clinic, but what role does her own past play in what she’s about to uncover?

Chloë Sevigny portrays Grace Collier, the Spectator‘s stubborn reporter investigating the shady doings of Dr. Lacan. Witnessing the brutal murder of Dr. Wallace on Lacan’s CCTV, Grace is determined to expose Angelique and Dr. Lacan for the murderers they are, but the more she delves into what turns out an increasingly disturbing case, the harder it becomes even for her to tell the difference between truth and fiction.

Quotations coming soon/not available.

• Actress Asia Argento was initially hired for the role of Angelique, but at the last minute dropped out of the project. The part ultimately went to French model-actress Lou Doillon.

• Sisters was filmed in North Carolina, US, and Vancouver, BC, Canada.

• Although the filmed debuted in Spain at the Sitges Film Festival as far back as in 2006, it was not released in the U.S. until spring 2008. The film received a limited theatrical release in Greece and Japan in 2007 and 2008 respectively, but went straight-to-DVD in most countries, including the U.S.

Sisters had only a couple of international festival screenings before finally debuting on DVD in the U.S. in March 2008, and reviews on the film are therefore few to be had. However, the available reviews on the film have been mixed and largely negative.

• Rating > Internet Movie Database: 4.1/10 (600 user votes counted)
• Rating > MetaCritic: No rating (professional)
• Rating > Rotten Tomatoes: No rating (professional)

Extracts from professional movie reviews: Coming soon/not available.

Personal Thoughts

Sandra: I… don’t… know… Since Chloë is in this movie, I decided I was gonna give it a shot, though I had my doubts from the beginning, and although it was a passable one-time watch, it didn’t really have material for much else. The ending didn’t really open up for me, and although Stephen Rea is suitably sinister as Dr. Lacan, Lou Doillon is horribly miscast in a role she is simply not good enough to carry. The fish-eye shots were deliciously psychedelic, though.

Chloë Sevigny is really the only bright spot in the film, and by far outdoes everyone else. As Grace Collier, Chloë delivers a good, minimalistic and believable performance, even when her character isn’t particularly likeable or relatable. Chloë particularly shines in her scenes with Lou Doillon, and their interaction was interesting to watch, even if I wasn’t satisfied with Doillon’s performance overall.

All in all, a momentarily intriguing but ultimately mediocre film.

Below are some Sisters-related links that may be of interest to you.

• Sisters official site
• Sisters TFL-approved fanlisting
• Sisters TFL-approved Grace character fanlisting
• Sisters on IMDb.com
• Sisters on RottenTomatoes.com
• Sisters on Wikipedia.org

• Douglas Buck on IMDb.com
• Douglas Buck on Wikipedia.org