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- Fey and Poehler have put themselves in a position where more is expected from them, and to see them deliver less feels that much more of a let-down. A moderately entertaining, passably amusing comedy, “Sisters” isn’t bad enough to inspire anger, just disappointment.
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Dec 18, 2015 · It's terrifically funny stuff simply because it completely belongs to Fey and Poehler, who are a mighty team with sharp timing and a willingness to goof around when the moment requires a little comedic messiness. The plot eventually gets in the way, but when "Sisters" merely asks the stars to play, the humor is irresistible.
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- Comedy
- Jason Moore
- 2015-12-18
- Tina and Amy have worked together so long they feel like they’re real sisters. TINA FEY: I feel like we are. AMY POEHLER: I feel like we’re chosen sisters.
- Tina and Amy swapped roles in the movie because Tina felt Amy could play the back half of crazy better. FEY: Initially, when Paula Pell started writing the screenplay, I think she may have even pictured us in the opposite roles.
- Jason’s litmus test while directing this comedy was getting Paula to laugh. When the laughter became too loud, he had to set up his own video village.
- Jason asked Tina and Amy for input into the design of their bedroom and the posters that went up on the walls for the film. FEY: Jason emailed us and said, “What do you want in the bedroom?”
Dec 17, 2015 · Sisters. Directed by Jason Moore. Comedy. R. 1h 58m. By A.O. Scott. Dec. 17, 2015. “ Sisters ” is a movie to go out and see when you’ve run out of television to watch. Which could happen, at ...
- Jason Moore
- A.O. Scott
- 118 min
Dec 17, 2015 · Review: ‘Sisters,’ with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, is not as funny as it looks. By Mark Olsen Staff Writer. Dec. 17, 2015 1:25 PM PT. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have worked hard to become...
- mark.olsen@latimes.com
- Staff Writer
Dec 3, 2015 · And they’re not funny at all.” In “Sisters,” the feature screenwriting debut of the longtime “S.N.L.” writer Paula Pell, Ms. Poehler and Ms. Fey play siblings who unite to hold one ...
Dec 16, 2015 · Tina Fey and Amy Poehler let their freak flags fly in the new comedy scripted by veteran Saturday Night Live writer Paula Pell about two sisters reuniting to throw a blow-out bash in...
Dec 10, 2015 · Review. Sisters review – cracking, crowdpleasing comedy. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are terrific as a pair of middle-aged siblings finally forced to confront the realities of adulthood....
