Sisters

UK Release Date: 12th December 2015

Two sisters decide to throw one last house party before their parents sell their family home (www.imdb.com).

Director: Jason Moore (Pitch Perfect)

Starring: Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph, James Brolin, Dianne West, John Cena, John Leguizamo

Two ingredients are needed to make a good comedy. First up it needs to be funny. The second is having a good enough reason to like its lead, like any film in any genre. Fortunately for us viewers the laughs are aplenty, and at least one sister in Sisters is appealing. Sisters does takes a while to lift off. The chuckles start to flow around the 20 minute mark, when older sibling Kate (Fey) and Maura (Poehler) have one last shindig in their family home before the house is sold. Biggest problem for these half-fledged adults? An adult party is nothing like a teenage party. The gradual rise (or decline, depending on how you look at it) of the party's debauchery is immensely enjoyable. Sub-plots add to the overall feeling of carnage. Kate has a daughter she barely sees and Maura tries to get back in to the dating game but is in major need of help. Most of the support cast fair well, which includes WWE superstar John Cena and Bridesmaids' Maya Rudolph. Fey's character can grate at the worst of times, whereas Poehler has enough warmth to go round.  

3.5/5