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My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for News BlazeNews Blaze
Remarkable in concept and utterly exquisite in its execution, My Sister's Keeper is a domestic drama at the deeply conflicted crossroads of family wounds and medical healing, that would have baffled even Solomon as to the ultimate value of a child. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at News Blaze
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for News BlazeNews Blaze
Easily the most poignant picture of the year, achieved without resorting to manipulative soap opera devices. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at News Blaze
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
"My Sister's Keeper" is an immediate audience-grabber, as we learn that an 11-year-old girl was genetically designed as a source of spare parts for her dying 16-year-old sister. Yes, it's possible: in vitro fertilization assured a perfect match. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (Bruce Bennett)Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (Bruce Bennett)
Navigates a minefield of emotional explosives intelligently and sensitively, with excellent performances that strike the right balance between heartfelt and hand-wringing. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (Bruce Bennett)
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Toronto StarToronto Star
With solid performances and an intelligent script, My Sister's Keeper offers a moving and powerfully realistic portrait of a family stalked by tragedy that somehow manages to emerge from crisis battered but intact. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Toronto Star
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
...consistently manages to rise above its similarly-themed, undeniably low-rent brethren... ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Kansas City StarKansas City Star
A film that overcomes an obscenely melodramatic setup to come by its tears honorably. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Kansas City Star
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Star TribuneStar Tribune
Uneven but deeply moving. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Star Tribune
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Reel Film ReviewsReel Film Reviews
...consistently manages to rise above its similarly-themed, undeniably low-rent brethren... ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Reel Film Reviews
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for TeletextTeletext
Tears will be shed as the promised courtroom drama is displaced by other developments - Joan Cusack almost steals the pic as the lachrymose judge who has lost a young daughter herself. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Teletext
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for MSNBCMSNBC
Given how easily the filmmakers could have cranked up the string section and gone for the quivering lip in soft focus, their restraint is admirable. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at MSNBC
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for WaffleMovies.comWaffleMovies.com
The weepfest movie of the summer, but it has more going for it than that. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at WaffleMovies.com
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Orlando SentinelOrlando Sentinel
My Sister's Keeper is a horror movie for parents and a righteous weeper that earns its tears. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Orlando Sentinel
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)
With the aid of a great cast, Cassavetes has made a movie that will relieve six months worth of tears for audiences willing to take its cathartic journey. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Daily Mirror [UK] (David Edwards)Daily Mirror [UK] (David Edwards)
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My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Sacramento News & Review (Jim Lane)Sacramento News & Review (Jim Lane)
...a high-class tear-jerker thanks to an intelligent script...sensitive direction...and strong performances... ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Sacramento News & Review (Jim Lane)
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Milwaukee Journal SentinelMilwaukee Journal Sentinel
The three-hankie weepy, based on the bestselling novel by Jodi Picoult, is very much in line with Cassavetes' previous melodramas "John Q," with Denzel Washington as the determined father of a young boy who needs a transplant; and "The Notebook," the flas ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Commercial AppealThe Commercial Appeal
An outrageous Lifetime Television courthouse drama, constructed in the artful style of a Sundance drama... ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at The Commercial Appeal
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Washington PostWashington Post
An adaptation that, although departing dramatically from such key elements as the book's ending, will please fans. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Washington Post
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Creative LoafingCreative Loafing
My Sister's Keeper isn't quite a keeper, but it's a sturdy melodrama that earns those copious tears. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Creative Loafing
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer PressSt. Paul Pioneer Press
Director Nick Cassavetes relies too much on montages with wispy songs about yearning and unicorns, but he gracefully balances the film's multiple viewpoints, which help us understand that the film's issues are not black and white. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Denver PostThe Denver Post
My Sister's Keeper humanizes vexing questions about medical ethics without sacrificing rattling family drama. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at The Denver Post
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Looking CloserLooking Closer
Contrived or not, sad is sad, and My Sister's Keeper will have all but the most cement-hearted reaching for tissue. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Looking Closer
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Waffle MoviesWaffle Movies
Abigail Breslin stars as Anna - a young girl born through in vitro fertilization and genetically engineered to help provide donor items to her sister, Kate (Sofia Vassillieva), who has a rare form of leukemia. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Waffle Movies
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Movie BoyThe Movie Boy
It would be easy to go wrong with a melodrama like "My Sister's Keeper. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at The Movie Boy
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit NewsDetroit News
A surprisingly lovely movie about an absolutely awful subject, My Sister's Keeper features what also may be the year's first performance worthy of Oscar mention. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Detroit News
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Village Voice Village Voice
The film is extraordinarily explicit in showing the effects of disease and what's involved in caring for the sick. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Village Voice
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
The performances are first-rate, with special commendation to Vassilieva in a breakout performance as a teen striving for normalcy in spite of her cancer. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for The Movie Minute (Joanna Langfield)The Movie Minute (Joanna Langfield)
While this little wrencher works, cinematically, perfectly well, the truth is, this one is going to piss off a whole lot of people. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at The Movie Minute (Joanna Langfield)
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for EmanuelLevy.comEmanuelLevy.com
In "My Sister's Keeper," director Nick Cassavates tackles new, provocative issues that beset many American families today. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at EmanuelLevy.com
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Movie Mom (Nell Minow)Movie Mom (Nell Minow)
How far would you go to save your child's life? How far should you go? Those are the questions posed -- and largely ducked -- in this film based on the best-selling book, My Sister's Keeper, by Jodi Picoult. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Movie Mom (Nell Minow)
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for AZCentral.comAZCentral.com
Director Nick Cassavetes doesn't believe in subtle manipulation, either. Emotion is essentially forced out of viewers; theaters may as well hand out raw onions with the ticket stubs. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at AZCentral.com
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto WeeklyPalo Alto Weekly
A mawkish yet worthy enough addition to the summer line-up. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Palo Alto Weekly
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for St. Louis Post-DispatchSt. Louis Post-Dispatch
Although the compelling courtroom drama gets forgotten for much of the movie, My Sister's Keeper also is relatively realistic about the physical and emotional toll of disease. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Comingsoon.netComingsoon.net
Despite the bad storytelling and lazy filmmaking at play, one has to assume Jodi Picoult's original novel isn't the problem as much as the way it's been translated with far too many attempts at trying to make it carry more weighty while being more accessi ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Comingsoon.net
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for PopMattersPopMatters
She's the alien in the other room, the otherworldly creature riddled with a mysterious disease that is, somehow, destroying not only her, but the entire family. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at PopMatters
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for TwinCities.comTwinCities.com
For years, little Anna provided blood, bone marrow, whatever Kate needed. She did it because she loved her sister, and because it's all she ever knew. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at TwinCities.com
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for VarietyVariety
There's crying and vomiting aplenty in "My Sister's Keeper," and audiences may be forgiven the urge to respond in kind. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Variety
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for OregonLive.comOregonLive.com
It's very emotional and often touching, but it's also got chemo, bone marrow extractions and a nihilistic view of death. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at OregonLive.com
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
My Sister's Keeper is a rare tearjerker where the viewer doesn't feel jerked around (most of the time). ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for BrandonFibs.comBrandonFibs.com
My Sister's Keeper is the sort of film that requires a pre-film checklist. Overpriced soda? Check. Overpriced popcorn? Check. Pocketful of tissues? Check. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at BrandonFibs.com
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for The TelegraphThe Telegraph
Misery loves company. That at least is what the makers of My Sister's Keeper, based on Jodi Picault's 2004 bestseller, are hoping. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at The Telegraph
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for The Movie KitThe Movie Kit
Level of difficulty in watching My Sister's Keeper: Easy - but also very hard watching through blurry eyes. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at The Movie Kit
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Daily NewsPhiladelphia Daily News
Who'd have thought that the progeny of John Cassavetes - the raging, unruly indie auteur of the 1960s and '70s - would turn out to be such a sap? Nick Cassavetes had a big hit in 2004 with the mushy, cross-decades love story The Notebook, and now he's ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Philadelphia Daily News
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for This is London (Derek Malcolm)This is London (Derek Malcolm)
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My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for RedblogRedblog
We live, as someone once noted, in a cynical world. (It was either Socrates or Jerry Maguire; I'm always confusing the two. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Redblog
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for The Star LedgerThe Star Ledger
In its favor, it is based on a best-seller. It also has Cameron Diaz lending some star power in a rare dramatic role. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at The Star Ledger
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly
Judging from the snuffling heard around me and the spontaneous production of my own cheap tears, My Sister's Keeper does exactly what it's supposed to do: The sinus-clearing movie makes us feel luxuriously sad that, despite the love of attractive families ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Entertainment Weekly
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for NYC Movie GuruNYC Movie Guru
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. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at NYC Movie Guru
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for New York ObserverNew York Observer
A less talented director than the sensitive, polished and mature master craftsman Nick Cassavetes might fail to lift My Sister's Keeper above the level of suicidal depression. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at New York Observer
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for The Hollywood Reporter at Cannes The Hollywood Reporter at Cannes
If you're going to make a weepy, there's no reason you can't make it with intelligence and insight as the makers of "My Sister's Keeper" have done. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at The Hollywood Reporter at Cannes
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Reeling ReviewsReeling Reviews
"My Sister's Keeper" is a blatant 10 hanky weeper masquerading as something deeper, but it does some things well in spite of itself. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Reeling Reviews
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.20 out of 4 stars for Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema (Mark Pfeiffer)Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema (Mark Pfeiffer)
My Sister's Keeper might have earned its weepy moments if it had played fair with its central dilemma rather than putting forward a false choice. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema (Mark Pfeiffer)
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for jackiekcooper.com (Jackie K. Cooper)jackiekcooper.com (Jackie K. Cooper)
The movie is a wafer thin translation of a really good book ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at jackiekcooper.com (Jackie K. Cooper)
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Atlantic City Weekly (Lori Hoffman)Atlantic City Weekly (Lori Hoffman)
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My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Groucho ReviewsGroucho Reviews
Undeniably manipulative, not only in its plot, but in its dramatization of it. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Groucho Reviews
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) (John Wirt)Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) (John Wirt)
A tear-fest medical drama that seems much longer than it is. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) (John Wirt)
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)
...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Mountain XpressMountain Xpress
The film isn't unprofessionally made, though it would almost certainly be more at home on the Lifetime Channel. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Mountain Xpress
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for USA TodayUSA Today
My Sister's Keeper takes a compelling ethical dilemma and turns it into formulaic pap by trying relentlessly to ensure an emotional reaction with sentimental exploitation and plot contrivances. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at USA Today
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Betsy Sharkey)Los Angeles Times (Betsy Sharkey)
Where restraint might have raised up My Sister's Keeper, a heavy hand has brought it down. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Los Angeles Times (Betsy Sharkey)
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Baltimore SunBaltimore Sun
It's beautifully shot and skillfully acted, but My Sister's Keeper, an earnest family-faces-cancer drama, is a bit like a real-world horror film with "heart," right down to the trick ending. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Baltimore Sun
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Film.comFilm.com
The premise of the two-hankie dying-daughter melodrama My Sister's Keeper is so preposterous that taking it seriously proves a difficult task. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Film.com
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Boston GlobeBoston Globe
The domestic afflictions in "My Sister's Keeper" pile onto the Fitzgerald family with biblical fury. Sixteen-year-old Kate (Sofia Vassilieva) has battled leukemia for most of her life. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Boston Globe
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago TribuneChicago Tribune
As written by Cassavetes and co-screenwriter Jeremy Leven, the mother is a monomaniacal Mother Bear, willing to do anything to save her cub. Diaz struggles to humanize her. Others transcend the suds: Vassilieva is often quite moving. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Chicago Tribune
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago MetromixChicago Metromix
Feeling little for "My Sister's Keeper" doesn't mean you're insensitive to the plight of cancer patients and their families. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Chicago Metromix
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The Globe and MailThe Globe and Mail
I'm no stranger to tears at the movies. Over the years, films as good, bad and/or ugly as Old Yeller, The Way We Were, Terms of Endearment, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly and The Hours have given the ole ducts a good workout. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at The Globe and Mail
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (--)Austin Chronicle (--)
Anyone who watched (and probably wept his or her way through) the swoony 2004 melodrama The Notebook knows Cassavetes is not a man to leave a spot of sap untapped, and in My Sister's Keeper, he pulls out a very big drill indeed. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Austin Chronicle (--)
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Miami HeraldMiami Herald
Cruelly inspired, perhaps, by the weeping induced by the ravages of dementia he portrayed in his adaptation of Nicholas Spark's novel The Notebook, director Nick Cassavetes apparently set out to make another tear-jerker with a subject even more traumatic. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Miami Herald
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Brian Orndorf Brian Orndorf
Vassilieva's portrayal of Kate is a searing communication of traditional teenaged frustration and devastating deathbed reminiscence, which Cassavetes uses often to disrupt the timeline and ventilate the conflict. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Brian Orndorf
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Hollywood & FineHollywood & Fine
Yet the lawsuit is not the focus of the story. The film bounces around in time, offering backstory on Kate's illness, telling the tale through interior monologues by each of the characters. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Hollywood & Fine
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Ty Burr)Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
This book hasn’t been adapted, it’s been taken outside and shot. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for NewsdayNewsday
Tired of hearing her leukemic daughter Kate (Sofia Vassilieva) whine about chemo-induced baldness, Sara Fitzgerald ( Cameron Diaz) storms off to the bathroom and soon emerges hairless. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Newsday
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for New York PostNew York Post
My Sister's Keeper targets tear ducts so ruthlessly, it might as well be sponsored by Kleenex. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at New York Post
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Deseret NewsDeseret News
Give filmmaker Nick Cassavetes some long-overdue credit. After more than 10 years of directing, he's clearly learned how to manipulate moviegoers. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Deseret News
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 1.75 out of 4 stars for New York Daily NewsNew York Daily News
A girl doesn't want to be a donor sibling for her cancer-stricken sister. With Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Alec Baldwin. Director: Nick Cassavetes (1:46). PG-13: Hospital drama, language. At area theaters. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at New York Daily News
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 1.75 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie ReviewsOzus' World Movie Reviews
I felt manipulated. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 1.75 out of 4 stars for Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents
Here's a quick summary of the content found in this drama that's been rated PG-13. Profanity consists of at least 1 "f" word, while other expletives and colorful phrases are also uttered. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 1.75 out of 4 stars for Jo ReviewsJo Reviews
Any family stricken with an illness is at a standstill. A point that is proven in "My Sister's Keeper", an adaptation from a 2004 novel from Jodi Picoult, following the life of two sisters. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Jo Reviews
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 1.75 out of 4 stars for Onion A.V. Club Onion A.V. Club
Ushers should prepare themselves to get out the mops for My Sister's Keeper, as small rivulets of tears coalesce into a Mississippi Delta at the bottom of the theater after each showing. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Onion A.V. Club
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 1.75 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.comfilmcritic.com
Nick Cassavetes remains an interesting case study. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at filmcritic.com
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 1.75 out of 4 stars for One Guy's OpinionOne Guy's Opinion
"My Sister's Keeper" is visually proficient, with Caleb Deschanel's cinematography avoiding the glossy look of an old Ross Hunter weepie. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at One Guy's Opinion
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 1.75 out of 4 stars for Time OutTime Out
Cassavetes has unexpectedly toned down the over-the-top series of twists from the novel's last third, though restraint is still a relative concept. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Time Out
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Time Out (Vadim Rizov)Time Out (Vadim Rizov)
Diaz is a whiny irrelevance, but sharp supporting work from Alec Baldwin and Joan Cusack makes the proceedings tolerable for boyfriends. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Time Out (Vadim Rizov)
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Jam! Movies (Kevin Williamson)Jam! Movies (Kevin Williamson)
True, it's as contrived as the genre gets, but it nevertheless left me mourning the movie that might have been. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Jam! Movies (Kevin Williamson)
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Rolling StoneRolling Stone
Adapted from a bestseller by Jodi Picoult that I hope to never read, My Sister's Keeper starts with an intriguing premise. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Rolling Stone
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for 7M Pictures7M Pictures
Call me crazy or overly conservative, but I find it completely reprehensible to have another child simply to use as an organ and tissue farm for another kid. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at 7M Pictures
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for The New York TimesThe New York Times
My 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. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at The New York Times
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Slant MagazineSlant Magazine
Athematic sequel to his 2002 hospital hostage drama, John Q, Nick Cassavetes's My Sister's Keeper centers on a different sort of hostage situation, one in which an 11-year-old girl is incessantly pressured by her parents to donate blood, bone marrow, and ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Slant Magazine
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Combustible CelluloidCombustible Celluloid
My Sister's Keeper is a perfect example of a disease-of-the-week movie done wrong. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Combustible Celluloid
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Cinema BlendCinema Blend
The world is depressing enough already, what with the Iranian election protests and the dismal weather in New York and the very existence of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Cinema Blend
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Las Vegas WeeklyLas Vegas Weekly
My Sister's Keeper is a perfect example of a disease-of-the-week movie done wrong. It starts with an intriguing premise: Anna Fitzgerald (Breslin) was created in a test tube as "spare parts" for her older sister, Kate (Vassilieva), who has leukemia. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Las Vegas Weekly
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Flick FilosopherFlick Filosopher
[L]ike that last rush of endorphins they tell us floods our bodies to prepare us for death... [W]ants you to sob, but with bittersweet acceptance and saccharine grief, not with rage or anger or denial... ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Flick Filosopher
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco Chronicle
At its center is an ethical dilemma. An 11-year-old girl goes to a lawyer to sue her parents for medical emancipation. All her life, she has been used for spare parts. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at San Francisco Chronicle
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCriticeFilmCritic
"My Sister's Keeper" is a film that is so jam-packed with melodramatic conventions-dying children, fractured families, courtroom battles, young love, dead children, shocking revelations and tearful reconciliations for starters-that it feels as if ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at eFilmCritic
My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for News of the World (Robbie Collin)News of the World (Robbie Collin)
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My Sister's Keeper (2009) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for Sunday Times (UK) (Edward Porter)Sunday Times (UK) (Edward Porter)
You should consent to having treacle intravenously injected into your system sooner than go to see this Hollywood weepie. ...read the complete My Sister's Keeper movie review at Sunday Times (UK) (Edward Porter)
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by Tetramobile on July 17, 2009 New York, New York
My problem with this movie is that they changed it from the book. I don't know why they did it. Maybe they didn't think the audience could handle the real ending of the story, but why make a movie if you're going to change what people ...
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My Sister's Keeper (2009) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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