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The Other Sister | Year: 1999 Classification: Comedy Directed: - Garry Marshall Actors/Actresses: - Diane Keaton - Juliette Lewis - Giovanni Ribisi Sweet, touching, and very- well acted! Excellent!!! The Other Sister is a romantic comedy/ drama about the special relationship between two mentally impaired young people- Carla (Juliette Lewis), who just came back from 8 years in a special school, and wantd to proof she can now handle on her own and be independent, and Daniel (Giovanni Ribisi), a sweet young man who falls in love with Carla after she helps him with the vicious students in theyr Politechnic school. Of course things aren't perfect for the special couple- in their way stand Carla's overprotective mother (Diane Keaton), and Daniel's financial problems. The movie doesn't have actual plot, it mainly talks about Carla's journey on her way for normal, happy, independent life, life that she never had, and focuses on the main event on Carla's life- her relationship with Danni. Juliette Lewis is great as Carla, real and strong, and Giovanni Ribisi's Danni is very well- acted. Ribisi managed to talentedly create a charming, sweet and sensitive Danni, and He, Lewis, and both of them together will make you laugh, cry,be touched and make The Other Sister a movie that you will not forget for a long time. Sweet. Juliette Lewis stars in this movie about a very wealthy (don't forget that, it's important to the story) mentally handicapped young woman, named Carla Tate, who returns home after spending eight years in a special school. Carla is very strong minded and wants to take classes at a local vocational school, move into her own apartment, and live a life of her own away from her family. She gets along with most of her family really well but is often in conflict with her controlling and demanding mother (Diane Keaton). While taking classes Carla meets a mentally challenged young man, Daniel (Giovani Ribisi) and the two quickly become good friends and eventually become romantic, a relationship which Carla's mother does not approve. I was pleasantly surprised by THE OTHER SISTER. I knew before hand that it was a "chick flick" and was directed by Garry Marshall. However, for the most part the movie worked. The acting was wonderful. The family struggles were lifelike. The simple adventures of Carla and Danny were rather believable, but Danny's more so because not many mentally handicapped people come from wealthy families like Carla's. Some of the scenes were quite humorous and some were rather touching, evoking real emotion. There are only two major complaints about the film. One, it was incredibly long (about 135 minutes). At points the movie was dragged out much too long and in those places the film lost some of it's poignancy. My only other complaint is that the film used THE GRADUATE throughout as a prop. I realize that often movies are influenced by other films and sometimes those films are even referenced and parts of them copied in another movie. However, the overemphasis of that movie in the film detracted from much of the movies' action. Other than that, not too bad. Very Cute! My husband and I both enjoyied this movie a lot! It is cute and funny and sweet. We both thought the acting was great and the story touching! Buy The Other Sister at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on The Other Sister Search with the Priority Search Engine on The Other Sister This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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