My Sister's Keeper Review (both book and movie)

My Sister’s Keeper (Review no. 5)

If you have already read Jody Picoult’s novel, the experience of watching this movie will be less intense. Yet, it’s a great movie. As a psychology enthusiast, I couldn’t help, but, repeatedly note the minute details with which each character’s persona has been carved. Additionally, the conversation patterns throughout the movie are exactly the way any family with unconditional love among its family members would display. It’s amazing, awesome, grippling and grasping. One can’t really just leave while watching this flick.

My first conscious reaction was an acceptance of Anne’s move. Personally, I could only empathize with her, and as has been already pointed out (for the novel), felt an unfavourable opinion developing for Mrs. Fetzergerald. However, that’s just for the novel, and since this review is more about the movie, I’ll come back to that. Cameron Diaz does an idyllic job.

Some net surfing brought to light critics’ disliking of the portrayal of Kate’s character. Neh, not for me. I loved her just the way she is. Even if a bit too soft, or, on the ‘weaker’ side; Kate creates a music of her own. In fact, she can’t be expected to be a bolder character. What with repeated hospitalizations and a nervous and almost-dysfunctional family, Kate is bound to be as she is shown. No complaints!

The revelation about the entire suing-idea being Kate’s thinking, of course, is very oomph-generating. However, the final end in the novel (I read it in plane) is absolutely spectacular. Absolutely. Movie is less exciting there (final end is different); but, if one is watching the movie directly (with nil experience of the novel), it’ll be a smooth marshmallow-like end.