Call me crazy or overly conservative, but I find it completely reprehensible to have another child simply to use as an organ and tissue farm for another kid.
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06/26/09
My Sister's Keeper (2009)
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Reviews Counted:127
Fresh:60
Rotten:67
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.
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
A tear-fest medical drama that seems much longer than it is.
07/03/09
The film has a profound and compelling premise. Regrettably, it seems intent on being about everything but that premise.
11/16/09
A lot of things don't work that well in My Sister's Keeper, a tearjerker adapted from Jodi Picoult's best-seller. But one thing is guaranteed: The movie practically forces you to shed a tear or two.
06/24/09
Top CriticMy Sister's Keeper is a shameless weepy, one of the most manipulative and fundamental of genres, but it also raises some surprisingly difficult and thought-provoking ethical questions.
06/23/09
Top CriticI have a heart. I just don’t want schlock.
06/29/09
I found the movie to be really tough and challenging and enjoyable.
06/29/09
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
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
The acting is excellent, but I can't say that My Sister's Keeper provides anything more than the standard TV movie ...
07/02/09
Unsubtleties be damned, our defenses fall. Meanwhile, Cassavetes' reign as the go-to waterworks man remains uncontested.
06/25/09
It would take a heart of stone not to be affected by My Sister’s Keeper, but the film’s unceasing manipulation has a Medusa effect on the organ.
06/25/09
It's beautifully shot and skillfully acted, but My Sister's Keeper, an earnest family-faces-cancer drama, is a bit like a real-world horror film with 'heart,' right down to the trick ending.
06/25/09
How far would you go to save your child's life? How far should you go? Those are the questions posed and largely ducked in this film based on the book by Jodi Picolt.
06/25/09
This book hasn’t been adapted, it’s been taken outside and shot.
06/25/09
My Sister’s Keeper is a rare tearjerker where the viewer doesn’t feel jerked around (most of the time).
06/26/09
If My Sister's Keeper feels melodramatic and contrived, it is, at least, sincerely so.
06/26/09
For every instant of genuine tragic ache within this dubious feature, there are two served up right behind it that drip with obnoxious manipulation and creaky execution.
06/25/09
Surrounding and ultimately subsuming this ethical struggle is a fair amount of pediatric-cancer horror and mush, though Cassavetes is frequently bailed out by his cast.
06/25/09
My Sister’s Keeper is an immediate audience-grabber.
06/25/09
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