Desejos & Traições

I heard for years about THE SISTERS because it's based on Anton Checkov's play and my mother saw it on the stage years ago. And since it's a forgotten star studded movie I knew that I had to see it, but when I saw it last July it went a bit below my expectations. Now I am not saying it's bad but still not exceptional at least for me.

Marcia, Irene, Olga and Andrew Prior (Maria Bello, Erika Christensen, Mary Stuart Masterson and Alessandro Nivola) are four sibilings that live in modern New York all with their personal issues and with a seemingly perfect family life but on the inside full of contrasts. Especially after the death of their father (Rip Torn) there will be the occasion that will reunite the three sisters because every family has their own dark secrets (as the Italian title for this says).

The first part wasn't bad I admit it. All the cast members (Bello, Christensen, Masterson, Nivola, Torn, Tony Goldwyn, Chris O'Donnell and Elizabeth Banks) did their best with the material given, and I bet they liked to starring in something based on Chekhov. But as the movie progressed, and especially in the second half, there were too many conflicts and the characters behaved so nastily between them that it made me lose my interest, and if it wasn't for this I would have given it a 8.

Overall, if you are familiar with the source material it's a must see but for others... only of interest if you love scenes of characters bickering to each other or movies about conflicted families.