How sad is this?

Absolutely Brilliant!

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Carla Tate (Juliette Lewis) is mentally handicapped. Elizabeth (Diane Keaton) pushes her reluctant husband Radley (Tom Skerritt) to send her to a special school. Carla returns home and tries to readjust but her mother is controlling. Her sisters Caroline (Poppy Montgomery) and Heather (Sarah Paulson) are moving on. Her mother finally relents and Carla goes to vocational school where she meets Danny (Giovanni Ribisi) with similar problems.Director Garry Marshall can't help himself in making a broad rom-com out of this material. Juliette Lewis is wrong and the comedy feels awkward. It is horribly Hollywood and loses any edge. In one sense, it's good that mentally handicap characters can be used in a bad rom-com. I just wish that somebody would make a better one.

The Other Sister (1999): Dir: Garry Marshall / Cast: Juliette Lewis, Giovanni Ribisi, Diane Keaton, Tom Skerritt, Hector Elizondo: Misguided comedy about the struggles and issues facing the mentally handicapped. Juliette Lewis plays the other sister and the title seems to suggest her lack of recognition and her eagerness to become more than she is. She wishes to free herself from her mother's apron string and seek opportunities in life, choices and romances. She arrives home from a special school to the news that her sister is engaged and her other sister is gay. She enrols in a computer course and meets a mentally challenged male who works at a bakery. Fine setup is reduced to predictable elements and a dumb financial explanation in the conclusion. It is disturbing watching these two experiment with sex. Directed by Garry Marshall who often deals with films where outsiders aim to fit in. He previously made Pretty Woman and Dear God. Convincing performances by Lewis and Giovanni Ribisi who pull through even when the material is uneasy. Tom Skerritt and Diane Keaton play her annoying parents in what isn't their best moment. Hector Elizondo plays the landlord and friend to the Ribisi character but the role is one note and flat. Arguments surface regarding handicaps and their level of freedom but viewers may be divided as to whether the execution is a success. Score: 6 / 10

The movie " The Other Sister" was beautifully acted out by Juliette Lewis and Giovanni Ribisi. It shows how mentally challenged people can live a normal life. Although they may not be capable of all things, they can feel the emotion love. I found myself crying and laughing throughout the movie. It's a movie that most definitely pulls at the heart strings and makes you smile. Carla and Daniel are a beautiful and charming couple. They are determined to show everyone that they can be responsible adults. I was also moved by the support and the realization of the family that they could lead normal lives. It's a movie that you want to watch again and again. I highly recommend this movie.

i know a one is a little low.. but now exactly for this movie... i am not under rating it in the least, it was horrible, i did not believe for one minute on any of it, th plot was week, and there wasn't anything to it... it was the biggest waste of life..who wants to see a movie with poor acting, no plot as well as nothing good about it? i totally do not recommend this to anyone.. not even if you are bored.. if you want to watch a good movie about the mentally retarded watch I Am Sam.. i great movie with good acting but i tell you folks Do Not watch this.. i warn you it will most likely anger you...like it had angered me, well thats all i had to say.