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Dave S Borrowing heavily from both Rear Window and Psycho, Brian De Palma proves one thing with Sisters…he’s no Hitchcock, not by a long shot. After witnessing a gruesome knifing (sound familiar?) through the window of an adjacent apartment (sound familiar?), journalist Grace Collier (Jennifer Salt) embarks on a mission to prove that her neighbor, Danielle Breton (Margot Kidder), is a ruthless murderer. The premise, while not terribly original, is decent enough, Kidder is solid in the lead role, and Bernard Herrmann’s (of Psycho fame) score is typically solid. However, things go downhill pretty quickly thanks to some bad performances, including that of Salt, lots of cringe-worthy dialogue, and a plot that feels like it spirals out of control at the midway point, turning what could have been a decent thriller into something laughable. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/30/24 Full Review Audience Member Director Brian de Palma directs a chilling tale of murder and sisterhood The late Margot Kidder and Jennifer Salt could be playing sisters but they're anything but togetherly Grace is an investigative journalist who witnesses a murder of her neighbor Danielle Danielle is the prime suspect but the authorities have no evidence to support it Grace now has to solve the case herself by hiring a private investigator named Joseph But what she finds is way more than she bargained for This takes the 'Peeping Tom' approach and feels very trippy with the extreme close ups as well as the sound effects The twist is positively freaky too Kidder and Salt make for some good leads De Palma shows his craft plus much of the dark humor is funny despite its vileness You can predict a few things during the plots unfolding yet the slick performances manage to save it from falling under its own weight Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/28/24 Full Review Alec B A wild and purely cinematic experience. The homages and split screens are all just tremendous. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/24 Full Review Jeff M This is very early Brian De Palma stuff here, just four years before he would hit the big time with his adaptation of Stephen King's CARRIE, but one can already see characteristics that would become a staple of the director's work throughout his career, most notably an infatuation with Hitchcock. One can't help but think of REAR WINDOW during a good portion of this movie. Overall, it's a moderately successful thriller with an intriguing premise, game performances by Salt and a pre-Lois Lane Kidder and enough curiosity is peaked during the first hour to hold one's interest. However, toward the end, the plot becomes overly complicated and confusing, and without giving too much away, it was hard for me to keep a couple of the characters straight - I had to rewind a couple times just to stick with it. De Palma would go on to make some wonderful films, certainly the aforementioned CARRIE and DRESSED TO KILL being my personal favorites. And although not entirely successful, it's obvious that the man behind the camera was extremely talented and had a potentially big career ahead of him. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/04/24 Full Review Kyle M Mixture result in combining Hitchcock's "Rear Window" and "Psycho" as your standard, industrially expressive 70s horror staple psychologically-driven under de Palma's tightening grippy form in his intro into the thriller genre, but the film functions better over its captivating investigation whilst predictable enough to sway away any frights and fundamentally experienced twists though doesn't mean it's not enjoyably satisfying. (B) Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Director Brian de Palma directs a chilling tale of murder and sisterhood The late Margot Kidder and Jennifer Salt could be playing sisters but they're anything but togetherly Grace is an investigative journalist who witnesses a murder of her neighbor Danielle Danielle is the prime suspect but the authorities have no evidence to support it Grace now has to solve the case herself by hiring a private investigator named Joseph But what she finds is way more than she bargained for This takes the 'Peeping Tom' approach and feels very trippy with the extreme close ups as well as the sound effects The twist is positively freaky too Kidder and Salt make for some good leads De Palma shows his craft plus much of the dark humor is funny despite its vileness You can predict a few things during the plots unfolding yet the slick performances manage to save it from falling under its own weight Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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