'Sisters' A Review

Sisters is a comedy about two adult sisters who return to their childhood home one last time before their parents sell the house. Kate(Tina Fey) is an irresponsible single-mom stylist, she is borderline estranged from her daughter, homeless and unemployed. Her sister Maura(Amy Poehler) is her type A counterpart, put-together, overly caring to the detriment of her own enjoyment. Contending with nostalgia and their own issues the sisters decide to throw one last party in their old house before its sold.

Cast against type Fey is fun and unfettered as the wild-child, Poehler plays a more grounded version of Leslie Knope, as always their chemistry is playful and seamless however they never quite reach the point of real electricity, it all feels a bit too safe for real hilarity. The parade of cameos from SNL, 30 Rock, and Parks and Rec alums are all very pleasing but none match the incredible interchange between Poehler and Greta Lee as Hae Won when they struggle to pronounce each others names.

The film is funny, the story serviceable, but it is being pulled in two directions. There is the surprising, and unnecessary, familial drama the bulk of the responsibility falling on two dimensional Madison Davenport as Fey's daughter. What the film really seems to be about is the party and the comedy that stems from it. That portion is great but the forcing of the family drama plot into what is essentially a party movie waters down the comedy and the enjoyment of it.

Funny, pleasant, entertaining enough.

Rent It.