New Sisters Movie Got Mixed Reviews From Top Critics
New Sisters movie got mixed reviews from top critics. Universal Pictures released their new comedy flick, “Sisters,” into theaters this weekend, and all the reviews have been turned in from the top movie critics. It looks like it was a pretty mixed bag with an overall 58 score out of a possible 100 across 34 reviews at Metacritic.com.
The movie stars: Amy Poehler, Ike Barinholtz, Maya Rudolph and Tina Fey. We’ve posted comments from a few of the critics, below.
Ann Hornaday at the Washington Post, gave it a great 100 score! She said: “It takes superior artistry to take the rude, crude and socially unmentionable and make it feel upliftingly wholesome. Such is the magic of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, the dynamic duo at the playful, prurient, occasionally perverse heart of Sisters.”
Joe Dziemianowicz at the New York Daily News, gave it an 80 grade, saying: “A gross-out comedy motored by girl power that’s funnier than hell. Raunchier, too.”
Guy Lodge from Variety, gave it an 80 score. He said: “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 — though Pell’s script keeps the hugging and learning to a reasonable minimum.”
Sara Stewart over at the New York Post, gave it a 75 grade, stating: “A witty and occasionally wise take on sibling bonds and adulthood — even if the latter only arrives kicking and screaming.”
Christy Lemire from RogerEbert.com, gave it a 75 score, stating: “As in other recent female-driven raunchy comedies like “Bridesmaids,” “The Heat” and “Spy,” the force is strong in this one.”
Leah Greenbvlatt from Entertainment Weekly, gave it a 75 score. She said: ” There’s really no not-terrible term for smart, silly female-bonding movies that are somehow considered subversive just for acing the Bechdel Test…. Sisters earns a spot in that pantheon, however it’s defined—even if it’s never quite as good as its leads.”
Frank Scheck over at The Hollywood Reporter, gave it a 70 grade, claiming: “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.”
Brian Truitt from USA Today, gave it a 63 score, saying: “The humor, mainly of the raunchy and older-parents-having-sex variety, lands in hilarious fashion only some of the time.”
Dan Callahan over at TheWrap, gave it a 60 score, saying: “Even the stray gross-out moments of Sisters register as humane and heartfelt; Fey and Pohler’s comedy comes from a place of warmth and intelligence, and so does the movie.”
Mark Olsen over at the Los Angeles Times, gave it a 50 grade, claiming: “There is so much about its package – the stars, the premise, the talented supporting cast – that would make for a film of warmth, humor and insight on the struggles of leaving the past behind and getting out of your own way on the path to fulfilment. Instead, the movie settles for being a party comedy and little else.”
Ty Burr from the Boston Globe, gave it a 50 score. He said: “When the new movie wings it, it sputters but clears the runway. When it sticks to the script, it crashes and burns.”
A.O. Scott from The New York Times, gave it a 50, saying: “Sisters is both too careful and too sloppy to take full advantage of the thornier implications of its premise. It’s too awkward — because scenes drag when they should swing and jokes sag when they should pop — and not awkward enough.”
Michael Phillips from the Chicago Tribune, gave it a pretty bad 38 score. He stated: “Compared to so many varied and skillful female-driven hits such as “Bridesmaids,” or this summer’s “Trainwreck” and “Spy,” Sisters isn’t worth talking about.”
Richard Roeper over at the Chicago Sun-Times, gave it a 38 grade, saying: “Even though they look nothing like sisters, they’re believable as sisters. Every once in a while when we take a break from the thuddingly unfunny slapstick stuff, there’s a nice and genuine moment.”
Mick LaSalle from the San Francisco Chronicle, gave it a 25 score. He said: “Going into Sisters, the thought is, “It’s Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. How bad can it be?” Going out, the thought is, “Now we know.” It can be downright awful.”
Lastly, Joe Morgenstern from the Wall Street Journal, gave it a very awful 10 score, claiming: “The whole movie is a sinkhole — not because it’s smutty or raw, but because it’s lazy, and demeaning to the talented people at its center.” Stay tuned.
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