Review of Sisters (1973) by Knox M — 29 Aug 2016

Sisters is DePalma at his best, that is when he is crafting erotically charged mind-game films that explore the limits of sanity and identity. Margot Kidder is superb as young a actress/model who was separated from her conjoined twin and whose twin may or may not be a murderer.

A young reporter witnesses a murder in Kidder's apartment by her sister, and, after not receiving any assistance from the police, she proceeds to mount her own investigation. Filled with stylish flourishes, such as a brilliant use of split screens that build suspense, DePalma's Sisters may be derivative from Hitchcock in its desire to infuse experimental style with horrific subject matter, but it nonetheless does so in a near perfect fashion.

Playful, funny, and twisted as hell, Hitchcock and horror fans should pay attention. Sisters proves that DePalma can create small masterpieces, even if he also creates crap at other times.