Sisters Grimm (2009) User Reviews

Grim indeed.

[junk-monkey · 4 September 2020]

Another masochistic wallow in the oeuvre of Robbie Moffat who, along with Richard Driscoll, ranks high among the worst directors working in Britain today. Sisters Grimm (not to be confused with the series of kids books by Michael Buckley) is the strangely unengaging tale of two women pirates returning to their ancestral home sometime in the vaguely, ill-defined, early 19th century-ish sort of era ("Ye Olden Days"!) - to find themselves the subjects of a vastly uncomplicated plot by other claimants to scare them off. Plodding and flatly written, delivered with some enthusiasm but not much conviction by Moffat's stock company - the most fun to be had watching this bore was counting the times the director flip flopped his camera across the line of action - even in straightforward, one on one, conversations where both characters stood stock still - and spotting the anachronisms - the close up of the zip on the back of one of the girls' dresses was a classic. As were the speed limit sign in the village street, a tractor in a field in the background, a chain link fence, and the inevitable fitted carpets and electric light switches in the interiors (at least he managed not to get any of the hire vans in shot this which he managed to do in one film). My favourite though was the surprised cry of "Gordon Bennett!" that one of the sisters let out at one point. I suppose Moffat (who also wrote this tedious bilge) thought 'Gordon Bennett' sounded a bit Jane Austenish.

Indie historical drama

[Leofwine_draca · 2/10 · 21 February 2018]

SISTERS GRIMM is a typical indie historical drama from Scots director Robbie Moffat. It's an 18th century-set tale about two sisters embarking on a cross-country journey narrative and discovering unusual characters and incidents, even after they return home. The whole thing is painfully cheap, most apparent in the woodenness of the acting which is excruciating at times. On the plus side, the Georgian costumes look the part and there are some nice locations.