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Limerculer A waste of 90 minutes of my life

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DipitySkillful an ambitious but ultimately ineffective debut endeavor.

Derek McCallan Directed by Garry Marshall, "The Other Sister" is supposed to be a romantic comedy about two mentally challenged people that meet and fall in love. Carla Tate (Juliette Lewis), after being put away for a few years, returns home from a private boarding school to her wealthy family in the Bay area. While dealing with an overprotective and overbearing mother (Diane Keaton), Carla enrolls in the local community college, meets Danny (Giovanni Ribisi), falls in love, and decides to move out on her own. It seems that "The Other Sister" goes out of it's way to make retarded people look cute and act funny. Giovanni Ribisi is pretty good with his role but what is up with Juliette Lewis? I thought she was amazing as the dim-witted and simple-minded Adele in 1993's "Kalifornia". I just thought the performance was a little over the top. All in all, you have a movie with a really great cast that just sinks a little below average. A little preachy and glossy, it would have been better if it hadn't tried to be so damn cute and overdo itself. At just a over two hours running length, it could have used a little trim job as well.But hey, there's a lot worse movies out there that you could rent.Juliette Lewis has interesting cameos in "Romeo is Bleeding" (great movie) and "Strange Days" (not so great a movie).

dymingirl00 I have seen this movie a few times and always liked it. It is one of those that always brings a tear (or more) to my eye. I rented this flick because I wanted my Fiancé' to see it too. He is not the type to watch Romantic comedies and really enjoy them but he enjoyed this. One thing we both had to comment on was how Superbly Juliette and Giovonni pulled off their characters. That is not an easy part to play and have it come out realistic. I for one was pleased to see Juliette portraying something other than a skank in a film. I have loved Giovonni since he was on the NEW Leave it To Beaver show in the 80's.So this was a refreshing love story and also let you see how a family trying to handle this situation, even with tons of money still go through difficulties.My fiancé enjoyed this film too and we would recommend it to anyone who just wants a break from movies filled with explosions.

suespie471 Great story, great acting. I am going to buy this video. Its very entertaining and the two actors who played mentally challenged were awesome. I would recommend this movie to anyone. It is heartwarming and heartbreaking. One minute it makes you laugh and the next moment you have to cry. I have seen it several times. I am going to buy it on video or DVD. The cast works well together. I could see it many more times. Other movies that are as good as this one, are Door to Door, Winnie and Riding The Bus With My Sister. If you like Diane Keaton, Juliette Lewis, Gianni Ribosi and and forget the other mans name you will enjoy this movie. Its a winner.

larrybb I've worked with kids and people who have what used to be called mental retardation, a term now under PC scrutiny. This movie shows able actors portraying mentally retarded young people who want to do the things society at large can do. This yearning for "normalcy" is something that most people (even movie critics) are able to understand.There have been many portrayals of "challenged" people in plays, books and movies. Why is that? Is it a money maker, as some cynics claim? Is it the supposed lure of the freak show? Is it our love of the "underdog" striving? Collective guilt? Maybe there's a reason why these "flawed" people keep turning up over and over again that runs deep and touches our hearts.I've read several reviews of this movie because it touched me and I wondered how it affected other people. Many reviewers have attacked this movie and it would be a shame if potential viewers based their decision to see or not see it based solely on such reviews.This movie is not intended to be BIG. It's a story about people who want to have independent lives and be respected for who they are. It's story is constructed to allow the viewer to see these people in various situations. The characters are necessarily condensed as are the situations. Real life is different than a movie and it's up to us to fill in the movie if we want to pretend more vividly.I recommend this movie to people who have the ability to let go and involve themselves in a story. This is not a movie for people who think they're experts on movie making or the varieties of mental disabilities.