My Sister's Keeper (2009)

Director:

Nick Cassavetes

Writers (WGA):

Jeremy Leven (screenplay) and
Nick Cassavetes (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

26 June 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Anna Fitzgerald looks to earn medical emancipation from her parents who until now have relied on their youngest child to help their leukemia-stricken daughter Kate remain alive.

Plot Keywords:

Sister Sister Relationship | Rebellious Daughter | Boyfriend Girlfriend Relationship | Mother Daughter Relationship | Tragedy

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Abigail Breslin	...	Andromeda 'Anna' Fitzgerald
Walter Raney	...	Pawn Shop Proprietor
Sofia Vassilieva	...	Kate Fitzgerald
Cameron Diaz	...	Sara Fitzgerald
Heather Wahlquist	...	Aunt Kelly
Jason Patric	...	Brian Fitzgerald
Evan Ellingson	...	Jesse Fitzgerald
Alec Baldwin	...	Campbell Alexander
Nicole Marie Lenz	...	Gloria (as Nicole Lenz)
Brennan Bailey	...	Jesse Fitzgerald - Age 10
Olivia Hancock	...	Kate (Age 2)
Jeffrey Markle	...	Dr. Wayne
Emily Deschanel	...	Dr. Farquad
John DeRosa	...	EMT #1
Marcos A. Ferraez	...	EMT #2 (as Marcos De La Cruz)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic content, some disturbing images, sensuality, language and brief teen drinking.

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #45058) | Ireland:15A | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | UK:12A | Iceland:12 | Mexico:B | South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | New Zealand:M | Australia:M | Argentina:13 | Taiwan:GP | Netherlands:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Brazil:12 | Sweden:11

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Curmudgeon Films

Trivia:

Sofia Vassilieva shaved her hair and eyebrows off in order to play the role of Kate Fitzgerald. Vassilieva described it as being the least she could do to understand Kate's pain. Due to filming in a T.V. show as well as the movie, Vassilieva's long hair was turned into a wig for her.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Just after the court case the lawyer drives to the family's home, yet he had just had an epileptic fit and was known to have regular fits - hence the dog. In California, and most of USA, your epilepsy must be controlled for at least 3 months before you are allowed to drive.

Quotes:

Jesse: I tried to wake her up. I poked her and everything.

Movie Connections:

Features Pleasantville (1998)

My Sister's Keeper - Surprisingly good

My Sister's Keeper is based on the novel by Jodi Picoult. It runs 109 minutes long (perfect time, thank GOD it's not as long, dragged out and dreadful as Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen). Attended a screening of this on Tuesday, and was shocked. I thought it would feature a dysfunctional family blabbing for an hour and 50 minutes for nothing. It was far from that. Story is told in a different way. Flashing between different times without being too confusing. It was a very sad movie, but wasn't depressing, rather educating about life lessons. Cameron Diaz was great in this. I usually hate her, but this is the best I've seen her in so far. Sofia Vassilieva was good as a teenager with cancer and I loved how she comforted her family. In the end, everyone in the theater was crying. Great movie. Go see it.

By the way, you should DEFINITELY see this over Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Surprised there were 800 people at the screening of that trash and not many people came out to see this great piece of work.

Overall Rating: 8.1 out of 10