Sisters (1973)
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Reviews Counted: 22 Fresh: 18 Rotten:4 Average Rating: 6.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Synopsis: Director Brian De Palma made a name for himself with this twisty shocker starring a pre-SUPERMAN Margot Kidder as the mysterious Danielle. A French-Canadian model, Danielle may be covering up a murder to protect her recently separated homicidal Siamese twin--or maybe not. Plucky female... [More]
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Starring: Margot Kidder, Jennifer Salt, Charles Durning, Barnard Hughes, Bill Finley
Director: Brian De Palma
Producer: Edward R. Pressman
Screenwriter: Louisa Rose
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Producer: Edward R. Pressman
Screenwriter: Louisa Rose
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
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A dead end -- the mark of a superficial stylist unable to take anything seriously, including his own work.
09/24/07
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A bland, lifeless affair full of idiotic and irritatingly stupid logical gaps.
03/11/07
Sisters is pretty close to being director Brian De Palma's signature film.
09/20/06
There 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.
02/09/06
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.
05/09/05
Top Critic
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.
04/20/05
Top Critic
It's the first Hitchcock homage that Brian De Palma directed, and it’s a doozy.
03/05/02
It's all about technique, and if you like the technique he's using, you'll like the film.
02/28/02
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Newcomer Takes a Stab at a "Sisters" Remake
posted by Scott Weinberg April 13, 2006
One of Brian De Palma's earliest (and most effective) creepers was 1973's Sisters (which starred Margot Kidder,...
posted by Scott Weinberg April 13, 2006
One of Brian De Palma's earliest (and most effective) creepers was 1973's Sisters (which starred Margot Kidder,...
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