Sisters (1973)
Average Rating: 6.9/10
Reviews Counted: 23
Fresh: 19 | Rotten: 4
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Critic Reviews: 4
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 2
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A reporter gets more than she bargained for when she tries to prove that a murder has occurred in Brian De Palma's disturbing thriller. Danielle (Margot Kidder) meets Phillip (Lisle Wilson) on a "Peeping Tom"-themed game show and, dodging her ex-husband Emil (William Finley), takes him back to her apartment. But Danielle has a separated Siamese twin sister, Dominique, who is not pleased about the overnight guest. Journalist neighbor Grace (Jennifer Salt) sees Phillip slaughtered by one of them
Mar 27, 1973 Limited
Oct 3, 2000
Criterion Collection
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Cast
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Margot Kidder
Danielle Breton -
Jennifer Salt
Grace Collier -
Charles Durning
Joseph Larch -
William Finley
Emil Breton -
Lisle Wilson
Phillip Woode -
Barnard Hughes
Mr. McLennen -
Mary Davenport
Mrs. Collier -
Dolph Sweet
Detective -
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All Critics (24) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (21) | Rotten (4) | DVD (18)
A dead end -- the mark of a superficial stylist unable to take anything seriously, including his own work.
Top CriticThere is much early evidence of [De Palma's] rampant misogyny, his increasingly blatant stealings from Hitchcock, and most unforgivable of all, his clear distaste for the people he creates.
Just the thing to see on one of those nights when you want to go to the movies for the old-fashioned fun of it.
De Palma directs with a nice feeling for the incongruous.
De Palma's operation is one of (film history) memory reconstruction and transference
A spooky and thematically rich thriller, one that explores the psyche (with an evils-of-racism subtext) without drifting into heavy-handedness.
A bland, lifeless affair full of idiotic and irritatingly stupid logical gaps.
Sisters is pretty close to being director Brian De Palma's signature film.
De Palma's first foray into Hitchcock territory is a diabolical delight.
An undeniably tight homage to Hitchcock, but I'm still inclined to place it at least a tier below the likes of Dressed to Kill and Body Double.
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- Emil Breton: To Danielle before police arrive. Put on some makeup. It must look as though nothing has happened.
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- Sisters (1973) (DE)
- Sisters (1973) (UK)
Sisters is a film clearly aimed to shock audiences with it's subject matter. It is like a worst kind of episode of Tales from the Crypt, but only made into feature film. Director Brian De Palma is capable artist who can make and has made some fantastic films but there is also many missfires in his filmography and this is one of them.
I have nothing against slasher or pure horror films. I actually do like those kind of films very much if they are made well, but i can tell you that Sisters is not a well made film. With it's unnecessary split screens and lifeless directing Palma cannot bring his film into life. All he is interested in here is blood, tits and murders. This is just bad filmmaking and that's it. Even the music by Bernard Hermann is badly dated with it's bad use of moog. My advice for you is to avoid De Palma's Sisters.