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2009 Aaron Zigman Abigail Breslin - Andromeda Anna Fitzgerald Alec Baldwin Andrew Schaff Andrew Shack Angel Garcia Annie Wood Brennan Bailey Cameron Diaz Chris Kinkade Chuck Pacheco Daniel Guzman David Bortolucci David Thornton Diana Pokorny Dylan Showalter Elizabeth Daily Ellia English Emily Deschanel Eric Cueto Evan Ellingson Frank Cassavetes Frank Peluso Gilley Grey Heather Wahlquist Hillary Sherman Jarred Tibbetts Jason Patric Jeffrey Markle Jeremy Leven Joan Cusack Jodi Picoult John DeRosa Jonah Johnson Jonathan Moonves Kaiulani Kimbrell Lexi Kiana Ryan Lin Shaye Marcos A. Ferraez Mark Johnson Mark Kaufman Mary Jo Deschanel Matthew Barry Mendel Tropper Merideth Finn Michael Chow Mimi Fletcher Nick Cassavetes Nicole Marie Lenz Nina Barry Noni Tulk-Perna oby Emmerich Olivia Hancock Olivia Jade Fine Paul Anthony Olguin Paul Butler Precious Hanley Retson Ross Rick Salomon Rico Simonini Rob Giles Roy Allen III Ryan Preimesberge Scott Goldman Sofia Vassilieva Stephen Furst Steven Posen Thomas Dekker Walter Raney
First Review: Grab a box of tissues and settle in for a heart-wrenching exploration of illness, morality, and familial bonds in this excellent screen adaptation of bestselling author Jodi Picoult's My Sister's Keeper. When parents Sara (Cameron Diaz) and Brian Fitzgerald (Jason Patric) find out that their daughter Kate (Sofia Vassilieva) has leukemia, they make the difficult choice to utilize the advancements of modern medicine and impregnate Sara with a child genetically ensured to be a donor match for Kate. Throughout the many years of dealing with Kate's illness, the needs of individual family members--including Kate's parents, her brother Jesse (Evan Ellingson), and her sister Anna (Abigail Breslin)--are largely ignored in light of Kate's more serious needs. Still, Kate's sister Anna rarely complains about helping Kate, even when it involves undergoing painful bone marrow aspirations. Recently, however, Anna has had a change of heart and has decided to stand up for her right to have a say in medical procedures involving herself: she's enlisted a lawyer, Campbell Alexander (Alec Baldwin), to help her sue her parents for medical emancipation. The issue is highly emotional and the familial strife is further compounded by the fact that Kate is quickly failing and needs an immediate kidney transplant for even a chance of continued survival. The emotional struggle of dealing with serious illness while trying to meet one's own needs permeates the film, as do the staggering moral dilemmas inherent in the advances of modern medicine. While Picoult's readers may be disappointed that the film doesn't delve as deeply into Anna's and Jesse's characters as the book does, My Sister's Keeper is nonetheless an intensely powerful film bursting with emotion and moral quandary that leaves viewers pondering what lengths they might go to in a similar situation.
Category: Drama
All Genres: Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country:USA
Runtime: 109 minutes
Rating: 7.5/10
Languages: English
Director:
Nick Cassavetes
Sound: Dolby Digital, SDDS, DTS
Writing by :
Jeremy Leven
Nick Cassavetes
Jodi Picoult
Produced by:
Toby Emmerich
Merideth Finn
Stephen Furst
Scott Goldman
Mark Johnson
Mark Kaufman
Chuck Pacheco
Diana Pokorny
Steven Posen
Hillary Sherman
Mendel Tropper
Mendel Tropper
Music By:
Cast:
Abigail Breslin - Andromeda 'Anna' Fitzgerald
Walter Raney - Pawn Shop Proprietor
Sofia Vassilieva - Kate Fitzgerald
Cameron Diaz - Sara Fitzgerald
Heather Wahlquist - Aunt Kelly
Jason Patric - Brian Fitzgerald
Evan Ellingson - Jesse Fitzgerald
Alec Baldwin - Campbell Alexander
Nicole Marie Lenz - Gloria (as Nicole Lenz)
Brennan Bailey - Jesse Fitzgerald - Age 10
Olivia Hancock - Kate (Age 2)
Jeffrey Markle - Dr. Wayne
Emily Deschanel - Dr. Farquad
John DeRosa - EMT #1
Marcos A. Ferraez - EMT #2 (as Marcos De La Cruz)
Noni Tulk-Perna - Ellen
Matthew Barry - Uncle Tommy (as Matt Barry)
Annie Wood - Uncle Tommy's Wife
Mark Johnson - Uncle Pervis (as Mark M. Johnson)
Chris Kinkade - Dr. Nguyen
David Thornton - Dr. Chance
Elizabeth Daily - Nurse Susan (as E.G. Daily)
Rico Simonini - Process Server
Frank Cassavetes - Gus
David Bortolucci - Harry
Olivia Jade Fine - Anna (Age 6)
Andrew Schaff - Nurse Stephen
Paul Butler - Jesse (Age 3) (as Paul Christopher Butler)
Andrew Shack - Lawyer for Previous Case
Angel Garcia - Gangbanger's Mom
Joan Cusack ,- Judge De Salvo
Frank Peluso - Bailiff #2
Daniel Guzman - Gangbanger's Lawyer
Paul Anthony Olguin - Gangbanger
Rick Salomon - Bailiff Bert (as Big Al)
Mimi Fletcher - De Salvo's Secretary
Lin Shaye - Nurse Adele
Eric Cueto - Street Hustler #1
Lexi Kiana Ryan - Street Hustler #2 (as Lexi Ryan)
Nina Barry - Miss Swearingen
Thomas Dekker - Taylor Ambrose
Ellia English - Nurse Alice
Mary Jo Deschanel - Saleswoman
Jonah Johnson - Lead Prom Singer
Rob Giles - Prom Guitarist
Kaiulani Kimbrell - Backup Prom Singer
Dylan Showalter - Prom Bass Player
Jarred Tibbetts - Prom Drummer
Precious Hanley - Mandy
Michael Chow - Dr. Chow
Jonathan Moonves - Percy Smith, Esquire (as Jon Moonves)
Roy Allen III - Lawyer (uncredited)
Gilley Grey - EMT #3 (uncredited)
Ryan Preimesberger - Court Clerk (uncredited)
Retson Ross
- School Classmate (uncredited)
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Plot: My Sister's Keeper is a fictional novel written by Jodi Picoult. The story follows the life of 13- year-old Anna Fitzgerald, who enlists the help of an attorney, Campbell Alexander, to sue her parents for rights to her own body. Kate, Anna's older sister, suffers from leukemia, and their parents conceived Anna through in vitro fertilisation to be a genetic match donor for her sister Kate. Anna donated genetic material throughout her life, such as blood and bone marrow. Now, their parents want Anna to donate a kidney to Kate, but Anna instead files a lawsuit against her parents for medical emancipation so she will not be forced to donate one of her kidneys to her sister.
Her parents, Brian and Sara Fitzgerald, have different reactions to the suit. Brian has mixed feelings while Sara feels that Anna should donate the kidney to save Kate's life. Sara is a lawyer turned housewife and decides to represent the parents' side in the suit. Sara attempts to get Anna to drop the suit, but Anna refuses and moves out of the house and into the fire station where her father works.
After Kate's cancer diagnosis, Jesse, Brian and Sara's oldest child, grows up to be a troublemaker involved in alcohol, drugs, theft, and arson. There has been an arsonist setting fires in the area that Brian and his fellow firefighters have been putting out. The arsonist is revealed to be Jesse, and Brian finds out the truth after finding clues. Brian confronts Jesse and learns how badly Kate's illness has hurt him. Brian vows to keep Jesse's arson a secret. Jesse eventually straightens himself out and becomes a police officer.
The judge at the hearing, Judge DeSalvo, is a parent who lost his child in a drunk-driving accident. The guardian ad litem assigned to Anna as her representative is Julia Romano, an old girlfriend of Campbell's.
Julia and Campbell met in a private high school. She was a scholarship student from a poor background while he was a rich kid. They fell in love and enjoyed a relationship until Campbell broke up with her at graduation. Julia never knew the reason but felt it was because of her social class. Although they try to conduct court business, their attraction to each other is obvious.
Campbell has a guide dog named Judge even though Campbell seems to have no disabilities. He keeps the purpose of the dog a secret. Julia and Campbell spend the night together with Campbell being the first one to leave. Feeling abandoned again, Julia is frustrated about her relationship with Campbell. But when Campbell has a seizure during Anna's testimony, the purpose of the dog is revealed: he is seizure dog. She discovers Campbell developed epilepsy after a wreck before graduation, and he broke up with her because he did not want to be a burden. She supports him, and they reunite. They eventually marry.
Campbell and Sara bring in their witnesses and battle over whether Anna is mature enough for medical emancipation. Julia, who is supposed to deliver a report about who she thinks should win, is undecided. Anna, who has refused to testify, is the last witness to speak. She reveals that Kate told her that she did not want Anna to go through with the transplant. That is why Anna started the lawsuit. The judge decides in favor of Anna and gives Campbell medical power of attorney over her.
However, Anna and Campbell get in a car wreck after leaving the courthouse, and Brian is one of the rescue workers called to the scene. Despite their best efforts to save Anna, the doctor says she is brain dead, and as a result, her parents take off her life support. Not knowing about the case, the doctor suggests organ donation. Campbell says her kidney should go to Kate. Kate gets the kidney and makes a recovery, and is extremely grateful for her sister's gift.
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