Invisible Sister

In ten years this will join the list of forgotten Disney titles and this review will only by seen by those checking the credits for one of the actors. (My bet is Ms. Berlac, but Rowan may have a career as well). However, that being said this was another well written and acted DCOM. 2015 has been a stellar year for the DCOM's and Disney deserves credit for producing four good movie this year. The failing of many DCOMs or any youth targeted TV movie is that they are slapped together without style or character development and the acting of the minor characters is usually not a concern. This was well acted and written with subtle tones to the characters that made it enjoyable. Paris carried the movie and it also showed that Krar is a better actor than the drivel he was given in Jesse and now even worse in Bunkd. Even the science teacher has some dimension to him. The only problem I had with the movie was the question of why her invisibility had to be a secret, since no one had done anything wrong or illegal and there was no reason for it to be. Of course, that would have killed about 3/5 of the movie so that is probably the reason.

Certainly, as with most DCOMs there is only so good it can be. However, these kids seem like kids I know as opposed to a lot of the characters in these movies. Hence, I recommend this movie as a good use of an hour and one half. So, when Disney drags this out around Halloween in 2020, you should watch it.

Here is one of Disney Channel's lower quality Halloween movies. The same audience that enjoyed Girl vs. Monster will also enjoy this one. This movie is about two invisible sisters, one metaphorically and the other literally. But what isn't so invisible are the flaws. Through much of the film the actors seem to forget that they're not supposed to be able to see the invisible person they are talking to. Often they are looking right in her eyes as she is speaking to them. This is just one example of how it comes across that not a lot of attention was given to detail. This movie felt more like a really long Disney sitcom episode than a movie. The setting is Louisiana during Halloween but it doesn't feel much like either. Things don't get the slightest bit spooky till close to the very end.

The Invisible Sister is a 2015 fantasy starring Rowan Blanchard and Paris Beric. It tells the tale of two sisters one is popular,the other isn't. But when the youngest sister Cleo(Blanchard) accidentally does a science project on invisibility,she accidentally makes her eldest popular sister Molly(Beric) Invisible.

But will Cleo find an antidote to bring her sister back within 24 hours. Overall I found it enjoyable .

The latest use that the Disney Studios has made of its teen stars is with Rowan Blanchard as the shy and retiring younger sister of Paris Bereic who's as popular as Blanchard is shy. In fact Blanchard's only real friend is fellow science geek Karan Brar.

Blanchard's smart though and she accidentally gets the secret of invisibility and unfortunately turns her sister invisible. That's not good because among other things Bereic has to compete in a high school Lacrosse tournament for a scholarship.

Both sisters get a handle on that one with scenes reminiscent of Disney's The Absent Minded Professor when Fred MacMurray's discovery of Flubber turns his hapless college basketball team into winners.

It was interesting to hear Karan Brar perform without accent. Though he's of Indian ancestry he was raised in the USA and in both Jessie and Bunk'd Brar takes on the Indian speech pattern.

Invisible Sister is an enjoyable teen comedy from The Magic Kingdom and at least while Blanchard and Brar operate under a deadline at least she wasn't faced with going insane like poor Claude Rains was.

Invisible Sister had a promising idea and some genuinely sweet moments, especially between the sisters, but it just didn't quite land for me. The chemistry between Rowan Blanchard and Paris Berelc is nice and makes their relationship believable, but the story itself feels super predictable and kind of all over the place. The humor works sometimes, but often it feels forced or just misses the mark. The movie plays it very safe, sticking to typical Disney Channel clichés without taking any real risks or adding fresh twists. It's a light and easy watch if you're in the mood for something simple and family-friendly, but it's nothing special and kind of forgettable. I wish it had pushed a little harder to be more memorable.