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SISTERS & BROTHERS

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THE PLOT THUS FAR

Four sets of siblings struggle to work out their differences in this episodic comedy-drama from writer and director Carl Bessai. Rory (Dustin Milligan) is an idealistic young man who was always the pride of his family, but while he was away in Africa doing charity work, his brother Justin (Cory Monteith) rose to stardom as an actor, and now that Justin is wealthy and famous, tension has grown between him and Rory. Sarah (Kacey Rohl) is a sullen teenager who doesn’t get along with her mother (Gabrielle Rose), and matters get worse when Sarah is introduced to Sita (Leena Manro), a half-sister she never knew she had. Nikki (Amanda Crew) wants to be a movie star, and Henry (Tom Scholte) claims he has the connections that could get her an important role; however, he doesn’t have a car, and tells her he’s willing to make some introductions in exchange for a drive to Los Angeles. Nikki agrees, but Henry is miffed when her ill-tempered sister Maggie (Camille Sullivan) insists on tagging along. And while Louise (Gabrielle Miller) idolized her older brother when she was little, now that Jerry (Benjamin Ratner) has grown into a schizophrenic with severe mood swings, she no longer knows what to do with him or for him.

WHAT WE THOUGHT

“Sisters & Brothers” doesn’t know what it wants to be. Half of the time it feels like a “People Like Us” knock-off, the rest of the time it feels like a chore. I know that we’re all supposed to be giving Cory Monteith a pass now that he’s dead, but he was a terrible actor. He’s got the screen presence of an unwanted extra. I could go on, but even I’m tired of bemoaning never-ending melodramas with plots that are convoluted to hide the fact that they don’t matter.

Even if it takes a while to figure everyone out, there’s still this undercurrent throughout the movie that no matter what crap life throws at you or between you and your family, and how much you might disagree and hate what they’re doing or saying to you, it’s still family, and there’s really no person on earth that will ever really understand you or be willing to be there and support you through the biggest mistakes that you might be making. Essentially I got my own view of family and siblings echoed in these little stories.

The Blu-Ray comes with no special features. The A/V Quality is strong with a supportive 1080P transfer and a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 track. The Dolby TrueHD track doesn’t get much back channel action outside of the few major drama scenes. In the end, I’d recommend a rental.

RELEASE DATE: OUT NOW!

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