Overview
October, 2008. Young nun Colleen is avoiding all contact from her family, until an email from her mother announces, “Your brother is home.” On returning to her childhood home in Asheville, NC, she finds her old room exactly how she left it: painted black and covered in goth/metal posters. Her parents are happy enough to see her, but unease and awkwardness abounds. Her brother is living as a recluse in the guesthouse since returning home from the Iraq war. During Colleen’s visit, tensions rise and fall with a little help from Halloween, pot cupcakes, and GWAR. Little Sister is a sad comedy about family – a schmaltz-free, pathos-drenched, feel good movie for the little goth girl inside us all.
This was a rather sweet little film about family, connection and the struggle to find your place in a complicated world. The film went down roads that have been traveled many times but still felt like it brought something refresh to this area. I don’t think it was as good as the fantastic Skeleton Twins but it was well worth the time.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews Little Sister
Movie title: Little Sister
Movie description: October, 2008. Young nun Colleen is avoiding all contact from her family, until an email from her mother announces, “Your brother is home.” On returning to her childhood home in Asheville, NC, she finds her old room exactly how she left it: painted black and covered in goth/metal posters. Her parents are happy enough to see her, but unease and awkwardness abounds. Her brother is living as a recluse in the guesthouse since returning home from the Iraq war. During Colleen’s visit, tensions rise and fall with a little help from Halloween, pot cupcakes, and GWAR. Little Sister is a sad comedy about family – a schmaltz-free, pathos-drenched, feel good movie for the little goth girl inside us all.
Date published: 2019-03-22
Director(s): Zach Clark
Actor(s): Addison Timlin, Ally Sheedy, Keith Poulson, Peter Hedges, Kristin Slaysman, Molly Plunk, Barbara Crampton, Taylor Jones, Kyle Prado, Alston Brown, Tony Greenberg, Brian McCarthy, Joan Shangold, Sandra Vaughn-Cooke, Reid Meadows, Sunita Mani
Genre: Comedy
My Review
This was a rather sweet little film about family, connection and the struggle to find your place in a complicated world. The film went down roads that have been traveled many times but still felt like it brought something refresh to this area. I don’t think it was as good as the fantastic Skeleton Twins but it was well worth the time.
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My Review - 7.5/10
7.5/10