Perfect Sisters
Perfect Sisters is a thriller movie from 2014. it is also known as Deadly Sisters. The movie is based on the novel The Class Project: How to Kill a Mother, which itself was based on the real-life murder of Linda Andersen. The movie is about two teenage girls, and their mother, who is an alcoholic. Their mother has boyfriends, who are often aabusive towards her, and her children. One day, the two sisters decide to kill their mother and make it look like an accident.
The movie stars Abigail Breslin and Georgie Henley as the two sisters, and Mira Sorvino as the mother. The movie was controversial. People said it showed the murders in a far too good light.[1][2] Author and journalist Bob Mitchell stated, "I don't think the movie dealt with how cold-blooded and calculating they were", in an interview about the theater adaptation of his book.[3]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the movie has an approval rating of 25% based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 3.86/10.[4] On Metacritic,it has a weighted average score of 44 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average favorable reviews".[5] Dennis Harvey of Variety criticized the film for being "ineffectual and cartoonish", and compared it unfavorably to the similarly-themed 1994 film Heavenly Creatures.[6]
References
change- ↑ Linda Barnard (March 11, 2014). "Perfect Sisters, based on notorious 'Bathtub Girls' case: watch the trailer". Toronto Star. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- ↑ Natalie Paddon (April 8, 2014). "Chilling tale of the Perfect Sisters hits the big screen". Brant News. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- ↑ Allison Jones (April 14, 2014). "Perfect Sisters based on true Canadian story". The Chronicle Herald. Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Canadian Press. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Perfect Sisters (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ↑ "Perfect Sisters Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ↑ Dennis Harvey (April 11, 2014). "Film Review: 'Perfect Sisters'". Variety. Retrieved August 13, 2016.