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My Sister's Keeper
Based on the Jodi Picoult novel, My Sister's Keeper is a drama following Sara (Cameron Diaz) and Brian (Jason Patric) whose daughter, Kate, is diagnosed with leukaemia at the age of two. The only hope to keep Kate alive is to conceive another child, specifically intended to save her life. Their second daughter, Anna (Abigail Breslin), is genetically conceived as a bone marrow match for Kate.
Throughout their young lives, the united sisters endure medical procedures and hospital stays as Anna supplies transfusions for Kate. But the strained, close-knit family is rocked when Anna, now 11, says 'no'. She hires a lawyer (Alec Baldwin) and initiates a court case demanding the rights to use her body as she wants.
From the director and screenwriter of The Notebook.
Starring Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Alec Baldwin, Joan Cusack, Jason Patric, Evan Ellingson, Sofia Vassilieva
Directed by Nick Cassavetes ('The Notebook', 'Alpha Dog')
Written by Nick Cassavetes, Jeremy Leven (based on the novel by Jodi Picoult)
Drama, Adaptation | 1hr 49mins | Rated (M) | contains adult themes | Origin: USA
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The Peoples voice
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GREAT BOOK, MOVIE WAS A BIG LET DOWN
2
I read the book some time ago and was totally blown away by the ending. Never saw it coming. Why on earth would the author have agreed to changing the ending? BIG LET DOWN.
By Connie
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Breathtakingly beutiful...
5
This is an amazing movie and the trailer really highlights all the best parts and leaves you in tears it really opens your eyes to the less fortunate people who have to suffer more than alot of us put together it is so overwhelming...:(
By Captain Awsomo
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A great adaptation ruined!
3
This could've been one of the best adaptations of a book. The casting was perfect, the acting fantastic. They even cut out the right parts of the book to fit this original story into a movie. BUT WHY CHANGE THE ENDING?! The ending is the ESSENCE of the book and is what makes it ORIGINAL and DIFFERENT to every other 'cancer themed' story. Total Hollywood copout and ruined the whole movie. Absolutely gutted and immensely disappointed.
By Lucy
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Didn't disappoint
1
I expected this movie to just what it is. Lightweight and not true to the book (which was great - my advice - read the book and skip the movie)
By Kaye
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So Real!
5
I found this movie so real! it captures the emotions and problems that people encounter with cancer..I found it very emotional and could relate to it as my best friend was in the same situation as Kate. It seemed so real and brought back many memories.. Defiently welldone its good to see a movie which you can relate to and shows the true effects that cancer can have on family...It also gives others whom may have not lost anyone to cancer to get an insight to what some people go through. after i watched this i couldnt help myself but give a donation to cancer research ;)
By Samantha
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Girls seem to like this movie, probably it is because of the book. The movie has a different ending apparently, more inline with perceptions of reality being somehow just or fair. Cameron Diaz also likes this movie.
Therefore Cameron Diaz must be a girl. My logic is infallible.By Mat
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Torture Porn
1
This film might be the only thing worse than actually having cancer.
By Dr. Mirianna Farquaad
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Briliant!
5
a really great movie...it covers a very important and serious topic while still managing to be uplifting and it definitley has the WOW factor. See it. Its great! Well acted, really well presented and if you dont see this, you're missing on of the awesomest films in a long time...
By Jack
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awsome book
5
going to see movie 2 nite and i think it will be great
By nicole
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AMAZING STORY
5
I read the book and thought it was amazing.... defo recommend
By Jaz
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Awful.
1
What is going on here? This was a cliche-ridden sob-fest about as moving as a loaf of bread. Avoid
By jane
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so close to home
5
my mum saw it in oz and cried as it reminded her of our own tragic loss with our daughter in 2005. she had cancer and was a fighter till the end. i know i will be very upset watching this movie but mum said it is beautiful and cameron diaz is amazing. cancer is a monster and it cripples and kills beautiful people every day. i know my mum would give it a 5/5. and my heart cant break much more as it is already broken
By sue
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Best book ever
5
I can't put it down... even when I'm at work haha. Trailer looks awesome. I have also heard that the end is different.
By Laura
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Awesome book, trailer excellent
5
Ive read the book and couldnt put it down, the trailer does the book great justice. Its an excellent book and I do not doubt that the movie will be just as good, if not better. However, I have heard the ending is different... =(
By Jessica
Press Reviews
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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
The movie never says so, but it's a practical parable about the debate between pro-choice and pro-life. If you're pro-life, you would require Anna to donate her kidney, although there is a chance she could die, and her sister doesn't have a good prognosis. If you're pro-choice, you would support Anna's lawsuit.
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Empire (UK)
2 2 out of 5 stars
It's quite an impressive feat to fail to move audiences with a premise like this but this manages it.
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Hollywood Reporter
If you're going to make a weepy, there's no reason you can't make it with intelligence and insight as the makers of My Sister's Keeper have done.
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Los Angeles Times
There is always a fine line between moving and manipulation in telling heartbreaking stories, and it is here that Cassavetes largely fails us. Where restraint might have raised up My Sister's Keeper, a heavy hand has brought it down.
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New York Times
My Sister’s Keeper takes on a very tough subject -- and has, in Anna and Kate, two pretty tough characters played by strong young actresses -- but ultimately it is too soft, too easy, and it dissolves like a tear-soaked tissue.
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NZ Herald (Jacqueline Smith)
2 2 out of 5 stars
Life versus death debate is stifled by corny casting and washy songs.
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Otago Daily Times (Christine Powley)
1 1 out of 5 stars
Lots of people love the angst-filled novels of Jodi Picoult and lots love a great weepy movie, so merging the two should be a success. Sadly, the insipid mess that is the filmed version of My Sister's Keeper does not deliver.
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Total Film (UK)
2 2 out of 5 stars
Full of clunky voiceovers, corny music and maudlin montages, this manipulative yarn plays with issues of medical morality and parental duty only to discard them in favour of a manipulative paean to valuing life and accepting death.
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Variety (USA)
Unsubtle, uneven and undeniably effective, this take-no-prisoners cancer weepie poses a fascinating moral quandary.
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