worse actresses ever. couldn't buy one single scene of it. Totally forced and pretentious movie with bad actresses making faces and trying hard to convince they're serious. Didn't work. When the mother dies (that's given) you think something unexpected it's gonna happen, but it's just a sequence of clichés about old memories and irrelevant sister's issues. It really does not fabricate a deep meaning into it. The sisters characters are very superficially constructed and even their relationships looks fake from the start. The film failed to bring us something to actually deal with other than a mother dying and reuniting her kids to sort it out. Dialogues are bad, poorly convincing and the girl's different personalities are full of clichés. Really don't get how it's rated with more than three or four stars.

Amazing movie! There were so many twists and turns. The movie had everything you would want in a good movie. Excellent writing,directing and the actors were superb. Life is complicated and having a close family is so important which is what this movie is all about. This movie is for everyone. I have seen this as a play twice and then on the screen on Lifetime. I see something new each time I see it. The characters have so much depth to them. It is interesting how different the sisters are but how they all come together at the end of the mother's life. Even when a family is dysfunctional, forgiveness is the only thing that matters in the end. My favorite character was Austin. I felt she was the strongest of all the sisters. I felt myself crying and laughing throughout the movie. I also enjoyed the flashbacks.

SMART WOMEN. Smart women who are not defined by a male character. All of them- so well written and fleshed out. Lovely acting all around. Was enamored with Troyan Bellisario- whom I had never seen. Deftly directed with nuance and care. At times funny and others, gut-wrenching. But never fell into the stereotypical UBER-FEELY trap that many female driven fare can. Really just a total GEM of a film. Was at a screening where the audience was both laughing and crying, a successful story in my book. Was also wonderful to see Jackie Weaver in a lovely turn as their flawed but original matriarch.BRAVO LIFETIME for backing SMART, FEMALE DRIVEN FARE!!

Despite it's silly title, this is a powerful movie full of raw, intense characters. This is an emotional story of four estranged sisters coming together after their mother's death. These woman are incredibly different from each other, making them very memorable. Austin, the one who lived with her mother and was her caretaker when she got sick, Carolina, a hard-edged attorney, Dallas, a tightly-wound woman reeling from the effects of her upcoming divorce, and Baltimore, a young, free- spirited bohemian type. The sisters are absent for most of their mother's adult life, with the exception of Austin, yet feel compelled to judge and place blame as if they had been there all along. However, these siblings do love each other, and must try to overcome their obstacles while uncovering the mystery that shrouds their mother's death. I was not expecting much from this movie, given it's rather vanilla title - I was wrong.