Title: Skip this and get DePalma's original
Product review: Objectively, viewed in a vacuum, this movie probably deserves two stars, not just one. But it doesn't exist in a vacuum. It's a remake of Brian DePalma's first Hitchcockian thriller, and I cannot forgive the new version for being such a bland and pallid imitation of an original that was so full of energy, humor, and terrific cinematic invention. How could something so full of zest have been so tepidly remade? The new version is practically a scene-for-scene copy, but the makers apparently failed to understand ANYTHING that made the original work. For A) creepy shocks, thrills, laughs, and suspense; B) racial, sexual, and political overtones completely lacking in the remake; C) Bernard Herrmann's superb music; and D) the BEST use of split-screen you have ever seen in your life (excepting maybe only DePalma's own CARRIE, which also suffered an inexcusably lifeless remake in this century), go with the original:Sisters: The Criterion Collection
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