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Twisted Sisters
Directed By Wolfgang Büld
Released: 2006
Starring: Fiona Horsey, Andrew Southern, Paul Conway, and Eden Ford
Running Time: 97 minutes
DVD Released By MTI Home Video
Jennifer (Fiona Horsey) has everything going for her: a boyfriend, Alan
(played by Andrew Southern), who loves her, a fulfilling job, and a baby
on the way. Suddenly, she is accused of murdering and castrating a man she
allegedly picked up at a bar. After more men’s mutilated bodies turn up,
Jennifer’s parents reveal that they adopted her and left her twin, Norah,
with her only living relatives. After a brief stint in a mental
institution, Norah is out and is coming for Jennifer.
Wolfgang Büld (Penetration Angst)
directs this tight and twisted indie thriller.
Twisted Sisters
features great digital camerawork, colorful lighting, and sports a
soundtrack that goes for the old school thriller soundtrack (and actually
works). The plot moves along quickly but some silly dialogue slow things
down a bit. The slimy pink fake blood used in several shots is barely
passable and then there’s a ridiculous digital bullet wound that looks
terrible. Of course, the negatives matter very little since the film is
more than willing to get brutal when necessary with some
castration-related gore and surprisingly violent moments.
The cast fares pretty well here considering some of the corny dialogue but
the detectives (played by Paul Conway and Eden Ford) get the worst lines.
Fiona Horsey is one of the reasons why
Twisted Sisters works as well as it does.
Aside from having amazing sex appeal and a commanding screen presence,
Horsey is also a fine actress. The dual role suits Horsey quite well as
she is able to play both the happy-go-lucky Jennifer and the destructive
and damaged Norah without a misstep. The scene when the twins finally meet
for the first time since childhood is electric and quite memorable.
A by-the-numbers De Palma-esque thriller is spiced up with a punk rock
aesthetic from director Büld, a great performance from Fiona Horsey, and a
large helping of chilling (and wince-inducing) gore. Some cheesy dialogue
and a squib-saving digital gunshot hardly hurt
Twisted Sisters
very much. There are some nice touches in the film such as Norah’s
obsession with mirrors and her ability to disguise herself in some
ludicrous getups in order to stay one step ahead of Jennifer, Alan, and
the police. Plus, how can you go wrong with the old
death-by-firework-in-the-bum routine? Also, the final shot of the film is
just so dang cool.
Links:
MTI Home Video
Twisted Sisters Movie Site (German)
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