Sisters
(The Nest)(2015)
They don't get any closer than this.
Saturday Night Live veterans Tina Fey and Amy Poehler re-team with SNL writer Paula Pell for this comedy about two sisters who attempt to throw one last house party before their parents sell the home. From the director of Pitch Perfect.
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Directed by Jason Moore ('Pitch Perfect')
Starring Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Santino Fontana, Maya Rudolph, John Leguizamo
Written by Paula Pell
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Sisters
BY thorinoak superstar
Not Poehler and Fey's best work together but a decent enough story with a few laughs.
BY JuliaLee lister
For those that appreciate comedic family dynamics and the art form of hosting a killer party! I watched it with my sister and it was hilarious seeing the similarities between us and the sisters. Not to be taken too seriously of course, good for a laugh! I also really liked the cultural elements and nostalgic value, was interesting.
BY Mel superstar
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It’s silly and poignant and funny. Full Review
Beneath the film’s entertainingly crude hijinks, there are actual human stakes here, as the two sisters recognize in each other the growing up they themselves need to do... Full Review
Entertaining as far as it goes, but it only occasionally feels like it’s going far enough. Full Review
Too strained for a comedy starring two of the funniest people alive. Full Review
Laugh-out-loud in places. Frustratingly flat in others. Sporadic giggles guaranteed. Full Review
Although the film directed by Jason Moore (Pitch Perfect) mostly concentrates on over-the-top comic mayhem, it's actually funniest in its quieter, subtler moments. Full Review
Vulgar, violent and only fitfully funny. Full Review
BY Daniel Rutledge Flicks Writer
A coming-of-age familial comedy and a somewhat interesting spin on the house party movie, Sisters sees Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in great form together but is nonetheless fairly forgettable. The duo have a contagiously fun onscreen chemistry, clearly enjoying being more crass than we normally see them. They're obviously real-life pals and as they drop dozens of F-bombs, make poo jokes and generally behave badly, they add a lot of heart to what is otherwise only a mildly entertaining film.... More
House party flicks are a dime a dozen but they can be fantastic - Project X is a widely underrated modern example of the genre done just right. By having desperate old people throw the drug-fuelled shindig in an effort to recapture their glory days and make things right between them, Sisters finds originality within the subgenre and can even be read as a parody of it.
If only more of the gags were solid and the pace didn't drag as often.
There are a lot of clunkers and average humour throughout, but there are a few solid knee-slappers too. A conversation Poehler's character has with a nail salon worker that plays on white people's efforts to pronounce foreign names properly is one of the funniest bits. It's extremely simple, but executed superbly and it had me in stitches.
Even when the jokes don't work well at all, Fey and Poehler are consistently fun to spend time with. Their fans will no doubt forgive the mediocrity of the film to do so, but others may find it a bit of a bore. Maya Rudolph and John Cena are standouts among the supporting cast.Hide
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