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I haven't had a good cry for a few months and I figured my eyes were due for a good watering so I went to see My Sister's Keeper. The only good thing I can say is that my eyes did get watered, but my wrists almost got slit as well.
With the exception of Abigail Breslin and Joan Cusack, it was the most depressing movie I've ever seen. The problem was it had no moral to the story. The end monologue says 'I wish I could say why my sister lived or why she died, but I can't. I wish I could say something good came out of it, but I can't. We all just have to move on.' WHAT? It's a good thing the movie theater only has plastic knives or they would have had to clean up more than just spilled coke.
The comment about not knowing if there's a life after death was made several times, which just made it shallow and depressing. Why do I want to watch a movie about a girl who spends her life with one foot in the grave to have her die and her family say...I don't know what that was about, but it sucks to be her.
At least with Will Smith's Seven Pounds there was a greater good happening. In this movie the sister just dies and life goes on but not really any better. The family actually seem to grow apart. I'm not sure what the message or moral was or even if they cared to have one at all. I've heard the book is amazing, but the movie was a pointless tear jerk-er.
If any one has read the book, please tell me what was with the brother roaming seedy hollywood streets in the middle of the night? Was he prostituting himself? Is that where they came up with the $700? At the end I thought Alec Baldwin was going to give the money back, but he didn't. He just came to say he won. Which actually was right in line with the rest of the movie with the controlling oblivious mother, the dying sister apologizing and the children scheming against their parents to the point of getting a lawyer, who I think you were supposed to be rooting for.
I hope whoever wrote that screenplay is on some serious controlled substances because if you really believe there is no purpose in life and death and there is no life after death then I don't know how you get out of be in the morning. I said a prayer for these people because they need all the prayers they can get.
5 Lisa Lovers:
Hey! I will be in Houston for a couple weeks at the end of july and first of august. We should get together.
thanks for the review. I have been thinking of seeing the movie and now I won't!
By the way, where are you guys living??? Give us an update on that!
Glad I popped by your blog today!
I read the book and hated it! I had heard rave reviews and began to read it. I must say my #1 fear in life is to loose a child. If I was brave enough, I might blog about it one day-anyways-I had to skim through the books middle chapters because it was such a painful read. I read the last 3 chapters and just bawled. I bawled so loudly and hard that it woke my husband. He thought I was silly for finishing such a sad book.
I'm glad to hear someone else thought the book/movie was just sad with no point, but to make sure your tear ducts were working.
Glad I read your review. Saved me a trip to the theater!
Hey Lisa long time no see. Jennifer Curtis hooked me up with your blog. You crack me up. Thanks for the movie review. I was wanting to see that movie but now I will save my bucks.
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