Friday 1 April 2016

Sisters (2015) 7/10

Starring : Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph, Ike Barinholtz, James Brolin, Dianne Wiest
Director : Jason Moore
Running Time : 123 mins

Maura (Poehler) and Kate (Fey) are contacted by their parents to clean out their childhood bedroom, only to discover upon arrival that their parents have sold their home! In a vain attempt to relive and remember their teenage years, the two sisters throw a party and invite all their old school friends, while simultaneously trying to put off prospective buyers of the house.

This is an old fashioned (80s and 90s) comedy romp with lots of slapstick and silly drug and sex humour peppered around the place. It’s nice to see Poehler and Fey back together again (the first time I think since baby Mama) and the comedy is just as funny, even though they are playing dissimilar characters from their well-known television characters. The plot might be slim, but the humour is largely fun, though there are moments that go on for a little longer than they need to.

You’ll like this if you liked : Trainwreck



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