With Sisters, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler continue with their strong comic pairing as sisters that find blood is still thicker than water (even when the blood system is way over the legal limit). The story of the one responsible sister and the other that refuses to grow up is a familiar one but these circumstances are given substantial energy by the strong connection these two ladies share both on and off screen.
After a bit of an uneven first reel, the film finds its comic feet and produces some good laughs. Tina and Amy continue to prove that cringe worthy comedy isn’t just the sport of men and they are fearless in their pushing of the envelope. Never let good taste get in the way of going for the big laugh.
The film often feels like a love letter to the thirty and forty something’s and urges them to get in touch with their wild sides and prove that their ability for outrageous behaviour hasn’t gone completely dormant. The party scenes are especially humorous and it’s during these scenes that the script’s intentions really shine through.
It’s good escapist entertainment and succeeds in making one wonder what a party of their own high school peers would really be like? Would it prove to be a boisterous blow out or a withdrawn woody wake?
Rob Hudson
www.sistersfilm.com.au
