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Saturday, June 05, 2004

Heard of a film called Twin Sisters? Well, me neither when Candz asked me to watch it with her tonight. She wanted to go out and catch a flick, I juz wanted some entertainment other than Hikaru no Go (Yes, i AM watching Hikaru no Go again... stop looking at me like that... stop it... I SAID...) Anywaes, went to watch it with her at KinoDendy, nice posh-looking place which was situated next to what Candz declared, a great food court.
So we entered and we watch the Twin Sisters.

And it was good. Not great or excellent, but good. The show is basically about two twin sisters, who were separated when they were children and raised among different living conditions. A basic nature vs nurture movie. One is raised on a farm in Germany, the other in Holland. They grow up and lead different lives, intersecting in various places. Then... war. The 2nd world war. And things start falling apart.

It's a touching film, that makes u view the atrocities of the 2nd World War in different lights. 2 different POV. But quite anti-war. It's rather long, at more than 2 hrs, but you are watching two womens' lifespans... and u noe women... longwinded ;)
Characters are well-defined, each sister with distinct personalities, yet managing to convey sisterhood. And the actresses do well to keep the illusion alive. Music wasn't bad, nor was it groundbreaking though. Very flowy and subtle... too subtle... easily forgettable.

This gets 3.5 stars, good, not great, but still, a good watch. Makes me wanna watch Schinder's List. Really.

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