The main reason I watched The Sister was Russell Tovey who plays Nathan an odd character who ( no spoilers) marries the Sister of his dead girlfriend Elise.
The recent ridiculous hoo/ ha controversy about James Cordon a heterosexual being cast as a flamboyant gay man in Netflix "The Prom" and in my opinion giving a wonderful light song and dance performance made me wonder .
Why ! isn't the "Straight " community rallying and protesting about Russell Tovey a proud out Gay man being cast as a handsome heterosexual male married to a beautiful woman.?
My answer is It doesn't matter a jot Actors Act that's there profession for heavens sake.
If they have to simulate an intimate scene with a gender not of their persuasion they fake it because they act and want the role.
The problem arises with Casting Directors and Producers who think just because an actor is open and honest about their sexual orientation that they won't seem credible to film going audiences.
For Heavens sake give audiences credit to recognise a bad performance from Heterosexual or Homosexual male Female Trans or Fluid gender Actors for their acting ability not their sexuality.
Russell Tovey is a very fine actor and deserves his success . Actors like Russell Tovey and Ben Whishaw are paving the way for other out gay actors to just be considered for their acting ability not their marketability.
Is it a coincidence that these are British film actors? or is Hollywood and Australia still living in the Golden Era where Rock Hudson and Tab Hunter among others had to stay firmly in the closet at the peril of their career?
Now that's not telling you much about the Sister except its well worth seeing this 4 episode mystery drama for the fine performances of Russell Tovey and Bertie Carvel as Bob a sinister and almost Dickensian character who turns up on Nathan's doorstep ten years after his girlfriend's death.
The other very nice performances is from Amrita Archaria as The Sister Holly Fox who step by step finds out her husband has withheld crucial details of her sister's involvement with him before they married.
The plot is interesting but implausible in many ways Neil Cross the writer of the fine Crime series Luther and Director Niall McCormack have created a story again just my opinion ( everyone has one) that would be better suited to a Hollywood suspense thriller of the 1950's or 1960's .
In this enlightened crime solving era of DNA and mass ability to interrogate witnesses and get public support I found the flashback scenes lacking credibility.
Saying that though without any spoiler alerts The Sister is entertaining and keeps your interest in the characters to its conclusion.
Review of The Sister
