The Other Sister Reviews

Good acting and even entretaining, but The Other Sister present a strong sentimentalism and an embarrassing way to use the mental problems as a good plot.

The puppet strings are readily apparent in this manipulation by Garry Marshall, but the puppets themselves, Lewis and Ribisi, are charming enough to fill the time.

One of the most pleasant movies made about the mentally retarded people. It had that 'celebration of life' kind of feeling to it. Every time I hear 'Animal Song' this movie just pops into my head. The video of the song was a perfect testimonial to this movie.

How does juliette lewis ever get work?

I saw this a few years ago and remember enjoying it. Unfortunately Giovanni Ribisi did such a convincing job playing a handicapable person (compund this with his performance in The Gift) that I'm now convinced he's retarded. I expect him to go into that mode every time I see him.

Lewis does a wonderful job.

Horribly annoying.

Such a sweet movie. I wish I had written it.

This was a very touching story about a mentally retarded girl who wants to grow up to live a life like any other normal girl. Her mother is very protective and doesn't believe that her daughter can make it on her own but she keeps on proving her wrong. She gets to move to her own apartment, gets a boyfriend and begins going to college against all odds.The actors were great and made this movie very believeable and sweet. I really loved this movie and wouldn't hesitate to watch it again. Superb.

Nothing I had not seen before, but still OK.

A bit overdone but there is some genuine heart to this.

This movie was really cute. It made me sad to see how people treat those who are mentally challenged.

Great acting in this chick flick. I love giovanni ribisi, he is such a talented actor.

Love it!

Oh gosh, I remember my sister used to watch this when I was young but I really enjoyed it. It's so cute and amazing. I haven't seen it in awhile but came across it, so I seriously just had to review it. If you have not seen it, WATCH IT!

When screenwriters write films about children or the mentally challenged, the difficulty seems to be the same thing - the "aww" factor takes over. Both end up being mere entertainments for us. This completely dehumanizes them and makes them *characters*, not people. That is the trouble with this movie. The dialogue is too cutesy and saccharine to be taken seriously, and although the main character demands we treat her as a person, the movie fails to see that it isn't treating her like one, either.

I'm not sure whether it makes it better or worse that every character was written like this. They are all clearly there just to serve the script's purpose, not because they actually are characters in and of themselves. Even Diane Keaton, who is a very interesting actress, can't save this film. She's forced to play a character who, from the evidence, is quite possibly bipolar... or at the very least emotionally unstable. She switches emotions faster than [insert punchline here of whatever you want].

This movie is a collection of nonsensical sappy scenes and is at the very least mildly offensive in its refusal to explore Carla's actual personality. Instead it just shows us a bunch of cute "aww" moments that are ineffective if we don't care about the people we're watching. It might possibly rate half a star, but I've decided to be gracious and give it a whole one.

okay movie...would never buy it...or ever watch it again...but if i had a time machine, this would not be at the top of my un-watch list.

A mentally retarded girl proves herself to be every bit as capable as her perfect sister whens he movies into an apartment and begins going to college

CUTE MOVIE ABOUT A SPECIAL NEEDS GIRL WHO WANTS TO MAKE HER MOTHER PROUD AND LIVE A NORMAL LIFE. I THINK JULLIETTE LEWIS DID A GREAT JOB. I HAVE WATCHED THIS MANY MANY TIMES.

i loved this movie.....everyone can love even mental impaired people.....carla's mother didn't understand what carla needed....she just wanted to keep her sheltered from other people who probably didn't understand and would easily judge because she was different....but carla met and fell in love with another mental impaired person and he loved her too...her mother didn't think that daniel was for carla, but carla knew how she felt about daniel...very good movie....the song, at last was right for this movie......