19 December 2015 10:00 AM, PST | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
Sometimes, even flaccid, uninspired comedies can win you over. In Sisters, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler play mismatched siblings who throw one final, gigantic rager in their parents’ recently-sold house. As hot-mess single mother and hairdresser Kate, Fey gamely channels her inner petulant teen. Her own college-bound daughter (Madison Davenport) is dismayed that her mom’s irresponsibility has turned her into a square right at the time when she has to learn how to cut loose. Meanwhile, Poehler’s strait-laced, divorced nurse Maura is a tangle of overzealous helpfulness and klutziness. In the film’s opening scene, we see her outside a drug store trying to help a homeless man who turns out to be just a construction worker waiting for his ride. (We see the punchline coming from a mile away, but Poehler’s commitment to the bit still manages to sell it.)Kate and Maura’s parents are »
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