I never saw Brian DePalma's 'Sisters', but even without that background I could tell right off that this movie's screenplay was going to be very derivative of a bunch of other, much better, thriller and suspense movies. Think Hitchcock with more gore and outright screwing and much poorer performances and you'll have the right idea. It was boring enough in spots that I fast forwarded (at 1.5 speed) through a bunch of setup scenes in the middle of the movie just to get to something that looked more entertaining. That was never an issue with Hitchcock.
Still, even 2nd rate Hitchcock can be fun on occasion (I'm thinking of the movie "Squirm" which riffed on "The Birds") and the sleazy tone of the screenplay takes this in a direction that any young adolescent male would want Hitchcock to go.
You have to work very hard indeed to overlook the plot holes here - i.e., while the evil twins' amazing resemblance to Jennifer may allow her to frame Jennifer based on eyewitness testimony, the evil twin also leaves fingerprints and DNA clues all over the place at each of her murders. 30 seconds of actual forensic investigation (and the total lack of back spatter on Jennifer) would clear the "good" twin. And the two DIs are probably the worst detectives in the history of policework -not only do they suck at their jobs,but the kind of abusive behavior they display towards a young woman would get them suspended in any major metro police department.
Also the story arc doesn't quite work - the screenplay is either one final plot twist too long or too short.(This was also a problem in "Penetration Angst") Either the movie should end when the good twin is mistakenly shot by the police in the holiday home (and the evil twin gets to continue playing her part), or else after the final cock-up in the intensive care ward, the good twin should either go nuts herself or the bad twin should get taken out. The "pathetic" ending they chose just doesn't fit the tone and mood of the rest of the film.
A fair amount of black humor, a reasonable amount of skin and sleaze, Fiona Horsey gets tied up again (a nice hogtie this time), a couple of nice visual setups here and there, and best of all, I got this movie as a part of a DVD pack with 12 movies for $5, which means that if I don't care to see this movie again, I can always use it as a drinks coaster. Or a skeet shooting target.
Still, even 2nd rate Hitchcock can be fun on occasion (I'm thinking of the movie "Squirm" which riffed on "The Birds") and the sleazy tone of the screenplay takes this in a direction that any young adolescent male would want Hitchcock to go.
You have to work very hard indeed to overlook the plot holes here - i.e., while the evil twins' amazing resemblance to Jennifer may allow her to frame Jennifer based on eyewitness testimony, the evil twin also leaves fingerprints and DNA clues all over the place at each of her murders. 30 seconds of actual forensic investigation (and the total lack of back spatter on Jennifer) would clear the "good" twin. And the two DIs are probably the worst detectives in the history of policework -not only do they suck at their jobs,but the kind of abusive behavior they display towards a young woman would get them suspended in any major metro police department.
Also the story arc doesn't quite work - the screenplay is either one final plot twist too long or too short.(This was also a problem in "Penetration Angst") Either the movie should end when the good twin is mistakenly shot by the police in the holiday home (and the evil twin gets to continue playing her part), or else after the final cock-up in the intensive care ward, the good twin should either go nuts herself or the bad twin should get taken out. The "pathetic" ending they chose just doesn't fit the tone and mood of the rest of the film.
A fair amount of black humor, a reasonable amount of skin and sleaze, Fiona Horsey gets tied up again (a nice hogtie this time), a couple of nice visual setups here and there, and best of all, I got this movie as a part of a DVD pack with 12 movies for $5, which means that if I don't care to see this movie again, I can always use it as a drinks coaster. Or a skeet shooting target.