6/10. Sisters is among Brian De Palma's earliest works behind the directors chair. Made for American International, the production company best known for grindhouse schlock in the 60's and 70's, this picture stands out.
After witnessing a murder in an apartment on Staten Island, a feminist reporter begins an investigation into the life of the apartment's owner played by Margot Kidder. What she finds out is horrifying.
All of De Palma's touches are here: the Hitchcockian suspense; the overbearing musical score; the split screen and POV camera work; the touch of parapsychological horror. What made him famous for Carrie, can definately be seen in Sisters. I bet the once priceless Bernard Hermann was pleased to be once again working on a film with substance, instead of the run of the mill slasher fare he'd relinquished himself to in his later years. This film is definitely a stand out from the rest of American International's catalog.
I wouldn't say I liked this film, as I don't usually like horror films. It just impressed me as a well crafted film that didn't quite end up how you thought it would.
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