[I]ntelligent, moving and even occasionally funny, although you might want to bring along a few tissues just in case.
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08/11/09
My Sister's Keeper (2009)
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Reviews Counted:122
Fresh:58
Rotten:64
Average Rating:5.6/10
Consensus: My Sister's Keeper gets fine performances from its adult and child actors, but the director's heavy-handed approach turns a worthy emotional subject into an overly melodramatic tearjerker.
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating]
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:Jun 26, 2009 Wide
Box Office: $49,069,310
Synopsis: THE NOTEBOOK's Nick Cassavetes directs another tearjerking literary adaptation with this drama based on Jodi Picoult's novel. Cameron Diaz takes a detour from comedy to play Sara, the domineering... [More]
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Alec Baldwin, Sofia Vassilieva
Director: Nick Cassavetes
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Reviews for My Sister's Keeper
Cassavetes...shows great skill in weaving bright moments -- even an adolescent romance -- into the gloom. It's still bittersweet, but like mass-produced crème caramel, never too bitter.
07/31/09
[Cassavetes] refuses to let the material speak for itself, putting a famous-for-making-women-cry song behind almost every scene, and lingering on every sentimental moment.
07/31/09
Bring the tissues. This film works.
07/31/09
What starts as an exploration of the ethics of organ-donation and genetic selection, rapidly disintegrates into a sloppy, unstructured, tear-jerking mess.
07/30/09
There's no question that this is a really intriguing drama and a drama that I think deserved better treatment than it gets here because I think Nick Cassevetes -- I don't think he's a very good director, really.
07/29/09
There is a touch of contrivance to the set-up that is not totally convincing and the film avoids much of the ethical arguments in favour of family drama. But I must admit to being affected.
07/29/09
A morally ambiguous tearjerker with a twist.
07/29/09
Though the motives of My Sister’s Keeper will seem dubious to some, there is no denying the performances on display keep everything in the realm of the watchable.
07/29/09
As manufactured Disease of the Week weepies go, Nick Cassavetes's drama based on a Jodi Picoult bestseller, is surprisingly moving.
07/29/09
The decision to avoid unnecessary sentimentality defines this film, elevating it to a more thoughtful if a touch less engaging arena, sacrificing emotional escapism for conversation provoking tragedy.
07/29/09
The obnoxious calculation smothers what should’ve been a pure articulation of melancholy and a potent debate of morality.
07/27/09
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07/24/09
Sometimes, a sad story isn't just a manipulative venture that makes you cry. Sometimes, as in 'The Notebook,' it's a tale well told that brings out honest emotions. Sometimes, it's in a movie such as 'My Sister's Keeper.'
07/15/09
Navigates a minefield of emotional explosives intelligently and sensitively, with excellent performances that strike the right balance between heartfelt and hand-wringing.
07/15/09
The performances are first-rate, with special commendation to Vassilieva in a breakout performance as a teen striving for normalcy in spite of her cancer.
07/10/09
If the adults in My Sister's Keeper are repeatedly compromised in the honesty department, the children seem to embody truth physically.
07/10/09
My Sister's Keeper might have earned its weepy moments if it had played fair with its central dilemma rather than putting forward a false choice.
07/07/09
A tear-fest medical drama that seems much longer than it is.
07/03/09
...a high-class tear-jerker thanks to an intelligent script...sensitive direction...and strong performances...
07/03/09
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