My Sister's Keeper

2009
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109 mins
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Based on the Jodi Picoult novel, My Sister's Keeper is a drama following Sara (Cameron Diaz) and Brian (Jason Patric)... More

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My Sister's Keeper | Ratings & Reviews

"Unsubtle, uneven and undeniably effective, this take-no-prisoners cancer weepie poses a fascinating moral quandary."

VarietyVariety

"Full of clunky voiceovers, corny music and maudlin montages, this manipulative yarn plays with issues of medical morality and parental duty only to discard them in favour of a manipulative paean to valuing life and accepting death."

Total FilmTotal Film

"My Sister’s Keeper takes on a very tough subject -- and has, in Anna and Kate, two pretty tough characters played by strong young actresses -- but ultimately it is too soft, too easy, and it dissolves like a tear-soaked tissue."

The New York TimesThe New York Times

"The movie never says so, but it's a practical parable about the debate between pro-choice and pro-life. If you're pro-life, you would require Anna to donate her kidney, although there is a chance she could die, and her sister doesn't have a good prognosis. If you're pro-choice, you would support Anna's lawsuit."

Roger EbertRoger Ebert

"Lots of people love the angst-filled novels of Jodi Picoult and lots love a great weepy movie, so merging the two should be a success. Sadly, the insipid mess that is the filmed version of My Sister's Keeper does not deliver."

Otago Daily TimesOtago Daily Times

"Life versus death debate is stifled by corny casting and washy songs."

New Zealand HeraldNew Zealand Herald

"There is always a fine line between moving and manipulation in telling heartbreaking stories, and it is here that Cassavetes largely fails us. Where restraint might have raised up My Sister's Keeper, a heavy hand has brought it down."

Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times

"If you're going to make a weepy, there's no reason you can't make it with intelligence and insight as the makers of My Sister's Keeper have done."

Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter

"It's quite an impressive feat to fail to move audiences with a premise like this but this manages it."

Empire MagazineEmpire Magazine

My Sister's Keeper | Details

Runtime
109
Genre
Drama
Country of origin
USA

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