We're presented with a pair of sisters who have grown up to be a city mouse and a country mouse, estranged from one another. There is also their father, who is mute and almost immobile following a stroke. We look at his deeply lined face and can't help trying to guess what he is thinking. Unfortunately, we're less interested in guessing why the sisters are estranged and that's the crux of the movie. Part of the problem is that in establishing the contrast between the city girl, who is glamorous and a little trashy, and the country girl, who is neither, the moviemakers set up a lopsided contrast. When she's not with her father, the country girl has nothing very interesting about her. And neither of the girls appeals to us as particularly likeable. Maybe if you have a sister, or are somebody's sister, you can relate emotionally to the movie. I couldn't.
Review of Moon in the 12th House
