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My Sister's Keeper Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 88

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  The movie never says so, but it's a practical parable about the debate between pro-choice and pro-life. If you're pro-life, you would require Anna to donate her kidney, although there is a chance she could die, and her sister doesn't have a good prognosis. If you're pro-choice, you would support Anna's lawsuit.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  If you're going to make a weepy, there's no reason you can't make it with intelligence and insight as the makers of My Sister's Keeper have done.

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• 58

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  Their message (Cassavetes and screenwriter Jeremy Leven) in My Sister's Keeper? Cancer sucks, but there's always the balm of beach scenes and an emo soundtrack.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Los Angeles Times

  There is always a fine line between moving and manipulation in telling heartbreaking stories, and it is here that Cassavetes largely fails us. Where restraint might have raised up My Sister's Keeper, a heavy hand has brought it down.

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• 50

  out of 100

  VarietyJustin Chang

  Unsubtle, uneven and undeniably effective, this take-no-prisoners cancer weepie poses a fascinating moral quandary.

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• 50

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Abigail Breslin and Sofia Vassilieva are terrific. But the performances by the older actors are largely forgettable.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York TimesA.O. Scott

  My Sister's Keeper takes on a very tough subject -- and has, in Anna and Kate, two pretty tough characters played by strong young actresses -- but ultimately it is too soft, too easy, and it dissolves like a tear-soaked tissue.

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