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It is a decent cast of characters, including stars Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Alex Baldwin, Joan Cusack, and Sofia Vassilieva. But is it a movie that is as good as its cast? First of all, let me just say that when you sit down to watch this flick you better have a box of Kleenex handy. Check out the DVD review of My Sister’s Keeper after the jump.
I read the book first. Perhaps that is where I went wrong. Nine times out of ten, reading the book before the movie remake is a bad idea and will only set you up for disappointment. My Sister’s Keeper, the movie, is based on the novel by Jodi Picoult.
If you’ve read the book, you know that this is a sad family story that focuses on the oldest daughter who is suffering from leukemia and has since she was a young tiny thing. But when the mother decides that the only way to save her oldest daughter is by genetically engineering a baby that could save her sick one, she goes for it.
When the girl finds out that she was created for this purpose, she is furious and wants to be able to make her own decision on whether to help her sick sister or not. Of course, this brings about the question of whether creating a child to save another is moral or medically appropriate.
There are all sorts of wrong going on with this remake, with the number one reason for failure being a miscast cast. Cameron Diaz as the mother of a cancer patient? Mmmm, I’m thinking Susan Surandon would have been a more appropriate pick. Diaz just doesn’t have that motherly sensitivity and/or empathy about her. No offense, Cam.
Sure, this movie is no doubt a chick flick, so girls don’t try making your man watch this one unless he is being punished for leaving the toilet seat up or something.
My rating:
2 stars out of 5
About My Sister’s Keeper:
What keeps a family together? Nick Cassavetes, the director of The Notebook and John Q, again demonstrates his sure hand with tales of deep human emotion in this inspiring film about a loving family challenged — and united – by a child’s illness. Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Alec Baldwin and others in an exceptional cast bring sensitivity to the story of 11-year-old Anna Fitzgerald, conceived to be a donor for her leukemia-stricken sister, and who finally demands the right to control her own body. This act of free will may tear the Fitzgeralds apart. Or it may be the first step to a triumphant realization of devotion, dignity and what it means to be a family.
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