Based on Anton Chekov's "The Three Sisters" about siblings living in a college town who struggle with the death of their father and try to reconcile relationships in their own lives.
Anyone looking for the playwright's undeniable insight into the female psyche is unlikely to find any such specimen here.
– Terry Lawson,
Detroit Free Press,
12 May 2006
rotten:
Instead of anti-melodrama laced with surprising moments of comedy, which Chekhov managed, The Sisters settles for bloodless melodrama.
– Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
18 May 2006
rotten:
What we can guess, watching the film, is that the same players would make a good job of Three Sisters but are undermined by the faculty club, which works like a hotel lobby. There's no way to sustain dramatic momentum here.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
19 May 2006
fresh:
Intelligent, observant entertainment designed for an adult audience.