Review – The Other Sister

This is one of those movies that makes you feel like you signed some kind of a contract to have your heart warmed just by paying the price of admission. As is so typical with movies that prominently feature mentally differently-abled characters, it works the sentimental stuff pretty hard. And if not for the off-season release date, I would have guessed that this was a bid for a best supporting actress Oscar for Juliette Lewis; this was one of those roles that seemed tailor-made to play on Academy sympathies, and with Diane Keaton at least arguably the lead actress, Lewis played one of those parts that  seemed squarely intended as a “supporting” (wink, wink) role. Award aspirations aside, the acting is fairly good, occasionally supporting weak points in the script. Overall the film is good for a smile or two if the syrupy sweetness doesn’t send you into diabetic shock. Mildly amusing