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Meandering and diffuse, Go for Sisters proves a letdown for all but the most ardent John Sayles enthusiasts. Read critic reviews

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With help from a former detective (Edward James Olmos) and an old friend (Yolonda Ross), a parole officer (LisaGay Hamilton) tries to find her missing son (McKinley Belcher III).

Cast & Crew

Edward James Olmos
Freddy Suarez
LisaGay Hamilton
Bernice
Yolonda Ross
Fontayne
Héctor Elizondo
Jorge Moncal
Harold Perrineau
Wiley
Isaiah Washington
Vernell
Vanessa Martinez
Chula
Jesse Borrego
Juan Calles
Elizabeth Sung
Mother Han
McKinley Belcher III
Rodney
John Sayles
Director
John Sayles
Screenwriter
Edward James Olmos
Producer
Alejandro Springall
Producer
Peter Bobrow
Producer
Kat Westergaard
Cinematographer
John Sayles
Film Editor
Mason Daring
Original Music
Mara A. Spear
Production Designer
Kevin Long
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Critic Reviews for Go for Sisters

All Critics (54) | Top Critics (26) | Fresh (40) | Rotten (14)

  • John Sayles is too talented, too authentic and too original to make a flat-out bad movie, but he flirts with it in "Go for Sisters."

    December 19, 2013 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

    Mick LaSalle

    San Francisco Chronicle

  • This buddy/road film builds tension with its missing person quest in a border-crossing underworld.

    December 13, 2013 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

    Bill Stamets

    Chicago Sun-Times

  • Once Olmos joins the proceedings, "Go For Sisters" begins to resemble a banal prime-time cop show.

    December 12, 2013 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

    Ann Hornaday

    Washington Post

  • Few male writer-directors have explored female characters more ardently than John Sayles (Passion Fish, Sunshine State, Casa de los Babys), and this leisurely mystery features some of his best.

    December 12, 2013 | Full Review…

    J. R. Jones

    Chicago Reader

  • For a good while, writer-director John Sayles tricks you into thinking Go for Sisters is a crime thriller. But the movie turns out to be something different.

    December 12, 2013 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

    Rene Rodriguez

    Miami Herald

  • What could have been a south-of-the-border thriller becomes a riskier, more daring emotional drama.

    December 10, 2013 | Full Review…

    Wesley Morris

    Grantland
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Audience Reviews for Go for Sisters

  • Nov 10, 2013
    In her work as a parole officer, Bernice(LisaGay Hamilton) is reunited with her childhood friend Fontayne(Yolonda Ross) who has been trying to stay sober on the right side of the law as a short order cook. Ironically, Bernice soon has bigger problems to worry about when her estranged son is connected to the murder of Fuzzy Niles. With Fontayne's help, she makes a disturbing discovery and touches base with Freddy Suarez(Edward James Olmos), a former DEA agent. Tragically, John Sayles has fallen from favor as a director amongst the cognoscenti due to his lack of flashy style in the increasingly unhip universe of American independent movies. But that same lack of style is the best style for his latest film, "Go for Sisters," as he takes his time in telling a multifaceted and well-executed story about friends and family involving characters who are usually marginalized in not only society but also movies and also ones I would definitely like to see more of. That same pace also allows for all sorts of issues to be brought up and discussed intelligently like illegal immigration and the struggles of former convicts.
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