The Sisterhood Of Night: Review
I saw that they had this on Netflix but skipped over it because I thought it looked stupid. Then I watched the trailer and it seemed intriguing and the fact that both Georgie Henley from Narnia and Kevin from HIMYM were in it left me with no choice but to watch the movie.
I was surprisingly pleased. Although the movie was simple, it was entertaining.
Kevin from HIMYM kept some of his humor in the movie. Funny how the actor is being typecast as the therapist/counselor, being the therapist in HIMYM and guidance counselor in The Sisterhood of Night. Kara Hayword as Emily was also amusing. I can picture her having a good acting career in the future, as she has a very strong character.
There was some good scenery. I especially loved the ending with the dance scene.
This movie has everything a good movie should have. Magic, mystery, and adventure. There's something powerful about the silence and secrets bringing people even closer together. The rumors and over-reactions that others had about this supposedly dangerous cult all dissipated when they discovered that it was nothing more than an empowering way for girls to safely share their secrets and participate in a female bond, that is, sisterhood. There also was this same sort of misjudgement when photos of Mary and the guidance counselor suggested a teacher-student affair when it really was nothing more than the guidance counselor going out of his way to avoid Mary, who had no intentions of sex but was really just testing him, to find the one adult who would listen and whom she could trust.
And there was something subtly feminist and empowering about it all. The females weren't the sidekicks or the love interests in this story, they were the central characters. It celebrated female bonds and friendships. It did all this without coming off as super-preachy.
This movie restored my faith that THERE are still good movies being made in Hollywood. Or wherever this movie was made.
It's good to see that Georgie Henley has made smart movie choices throughout her career, with good movies like Narnia and The Sisterhood of Night. With one exception. I don't understand why she, or any actor that is, would do Perfect Sisters, an extremely sick and disturbing movie about teens killing their mom. I think she was trying too hard to get rid of her innocent persona by playing dark, twisted roles.
The marketing for The Sisterhood of Night was terrible, just like it was for Tangled. They made it seem like it was a horror/thriller movie, when it should have been reaching a totally different target audience. If you like chick flicks and fantasy/children's stories, then this movie is for you. This movie does have a bit of a children’s/fantasy movie vibe, in the sense that it's about young people sneaking out of their houses at night, leaving their everyday suburban life to be part of something else greater than themselves. Which is also similar to Narnia, where the children basically enter a totally different world that is not the WWII house that they were staying in.
I recommend this movie for preteen girls who enjoy fantasy and drama.
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