Sisters

SISTERS (1973) - April 30, 2004 (S)
An early thriller from Brian De Palma. Very Hitchcock-inspired (Psycho in particular; the twist towards the end comes straight out of that movie, as well as the killing off of a main character early on in the film). Features what is probably De Palma's most effective use of split-screen. None of the performances were all that great (Margot Kidder's French accent is one of the worst fake accents I've ever heard). But it still works, mostly because it does such a good job of being a Hitchcock clone (I guess being such an early film of De Palma's, he hadn't yet really developed his own distinct style. But even here it's clear he was already on his way to becoming more than just a Hitchcock rip-off). ***