Matrixiole
Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.
Fairaher
The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.
Jenni Devyn
Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.
Kong Ho Meng
Twin Sisters carries so much promise to be a one of the great Holocaust-related movie pieces, while being unique in that it touches none of the gory parts of war but with enough sentimental value and focus on the consequences of complicated family relationships.However I was not impressed - it looked like an average movie to me in the end because it lacked a lot of kick that I expected but did not materialize, given the weight of the subjects matter.One of the major flaws - I was quite disappointed that the (adult) sisters lacked the enthusiasm or chemistry in certain very critical scenes. Not knowing each other for so long was not a good enough excuse for this flaw, because the sisters apparently had better chemistry with their male partners during their own first encounters? The arc involving the old version of the sisters looked like a mere filler to me as I believe the movie chose to detract focus on the present and dwell more in the past, a big mistake, as they could have demonstrated more via a longer last-chance reconciliation meeting.This was an obvious contrast to the child versions of the sisters who were better actors in my opinion, as the kid actors had demonstrated strong raw emotions and worries towards each other characters despite being miles apart, and that was when the movie was at its best (looked like a 4.5 star at that point).
poppygodes-1
Normally I don't see movies as good as this one. I happened across this film one night when I had nothing to do. I saw the title and thought it would be a mushy story about twin sisters...all rainbows and glitter. I was pleasantly surprised and thought the whole concept behind the story was genius. Not only is the story wonderful the movie quality is wonderful. It is now ranked among my favorite films. This movie truly embraces what it was like to be on both sides of the war. I found myself sympathizing with Anna even though I feel as negatively as I do about Hitler and Nazi Germany. I also deeply sympathized with Lotte and the suffering she and her fiancé went threw. In the end I wanted them to put it all behind them and embrace each other again.
nubka
Even though this is a great movie and I'll probably buy it as soon as I can find a copy, I only gave it eight out ten stars. I felt that more time was spent exploring Anna and her situation, than with Lotte. We see Lotte playing the piano, fooling around with her boyfriend and worrying about him when he is taken away, but I never felt like I knew what made her tick.The persecution of the Jews in Holland was not explored enough. When David's family moves in with Lotte's, you just don't feel the impact of what this Jewish family has been through. You don't feel their fear, and you need to feel that fear in order to see how it affects Lotte and the way that she handles David's disappearance.Also, towards the end of the war, when things are supposed to be really hard for the Germans, Anna looks as fresh as a daisy and also (physically) like she is eating three good meals a day, which doesn't seem realistic. Things were hard for the German people at the end of the war, but I don't think it really comes across that way...But, yes, I did like this movie! I especially liked the scenes between Anna and Martin.
dkennedy3
Without being a twin, one can not imagine the inner trauma involved when separated from a twin sibling in harrowing circumstances. This is what happens to two little six year old girls in 1920s Germany at the beginning of Twin Sisters. Lotte, although quite ill, is the luckier of the two, as she is taken in by distant family in the Netherlands, where she is lovingly nursed back to health. Anna, on the other hand, finds herself claimed by a harsh uncle and aunt to live and work on their farm, where punishing treatment makes her existence miserable. Although in vastly different settings, both sisters are actively discouraged from contacting each other by letter, 'for their own good', we are told. Mercifully, Anna is eventually rescued from her cruel guardians and put into a school - an experience she has only been able to dream of up to that time. We follow the two sisters as they mature, including the long-awaited first reunion, which is a happy moment. With the advent of World War II, however, they find themselves in opposite camps. Romantic attachments bring things to breaking point, with memories of the joyful reunion all but forgotten. Little things, like a handkerchief embroidered (rather poorly) by their mother play a healing role, and the film ends with the twins still struggling for that final reconciliation in old age. Twin Sisters provides a valuable insight into the effect that national conflict can have on personal relationships. It opens with a delightful musical score, and gives us some pleasant European scenery from Netherlands and Luxembourg, where the film was shot. 7.5 out of 10 from me.
