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The Other Sister

The Other Sister

29%
  • PG-13, 2 hr. 9 min.
  • Drama, Comedy
  • Directed By:
    Garry Marshall
    In Theaters:
    Feb 26, 1999 Wide
    On DVD:
    Apr 17, 2001
  • Buena Vista

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The Other Sister Reviews

Lael Loewenstein
Variety
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October 18, 2008

Time Out
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January 26, 2006

Houston Chronicle
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July 21, 2005
Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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November 6, 2002

Globe and Mail
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Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | Original Score: 2/4

March 22, 2002
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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May 11, 2001
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
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February 14, 2001
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Shameless in its use of mental retardation as a gimmick, a prop and a plot device.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | Original Score: 1/4

January 1, 2000
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
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There's a word for this vulgar family-therapy movie: retarded.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | Original Score: D

January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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Everything is reduced to a transparent formula. And everyone plays their schematic part.

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January 1, 2000
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
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A neatly wrapped made-for-TV homily!

January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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Full Review Source: ReelViews | Original Score: 1.5/4

January 1, 2000
Sean Means
Film.com
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So over-the-top maudlin that it makes Patch Adams and Stepmom look stoic and reserved.

January 1, 2000
Paul Tatara
CNN.com
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January 1, 2000
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee
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January 1, 2000

Dallas Morning News
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Watchable fun.

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January 1, 2000
Edward Guthmann
San Francisco Chronicle
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Never manages more than a glib, TV movie-of- the-week glance at their lives.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | Original Score: 2/4

January 1, 2000
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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Beautifully acted!

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January 1, 2000
Kevin Maynard
Mr. Showbiz
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Mostly works thanks to lead performances.

January 1, 2000
Susan Stark
Detroit News
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Has neither the imagination nor the reach of Forrest Gump.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | Original Score: 2/4

January 1, 2000
Stanley Kauffmann
The New Republic
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January 1, 2000
Bob Fenster
Arizona Republic
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The charming innocence in this unusual take on first love and first heartbreak gives THE OTHER SISTER its special quality.

January 1, 2000
Dennis Lim
Village Voice
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Full Review Source: Village Voice

January 1, 2000
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