Sister Cities

This movie affected me very deeply because I was the primary caretaker for my own mother, who died in 2011 of a form of ALS. The issues involved were very close to the surface for me (still) and I reacted very emotionally to this beautifully crafted story.

Unfortunately the timeline in the movie was grossly inaccurate. It took my mother eight agonizing years to lose the use of her body, bit-by-bit, and by the end she could neither talk nor communicate. She slowly lost the use of her legs about 4 years after her first stumbling signs of trouble, and lost the ability to write about 6 years in. She was bedridden for the last three years of her life, 100% mentally normal but slowly becoming encased in a body that would no longer respond to her.

She refused a feeding tube when swallowing became a problem, and eventually had to die, three weeks later, from slow starvation. It was horrible. She BEGGED (when she still could) to be hastened toward death but by then there was nothing we could do. Washington's "Death With Dignity" law did not apply to her situation.

So while the story here treated similar circumstances with compassion, there was an unrealistic portrayal of the true horrors of ALS.

Actually not a bad movie!!! Enjoyed the acting, the storyline was decent, and it was well thought out. Very nice Lifetime

This my kind of movie with stereo type of characters. Strong women with each having their own problems.

Outstanding story, great directing, superb acting. As an aging parent, a lot for your kids to deal with. Cant say enough good things. Watch it, several times and buy it. ******** The fact that it was filmed in 17 days should make every big studio green with envy. To have such a great story, simple scenery, quickly directed and filmed and a top trending live tweeting fan club should also make them think again when they are approached with a new straight forward script. Doesn't have to be CGI to draw an audience. We of the older movie goers like stories that require quality acting to get the concept across. Don't need special effects in every scene to be worth the ticket.

The development of the characters in the movie was excellent. The plot moved along briskly, but the ending was not predictable. the movie unfolded piece by piece. Lots of dialogue, none of which was irrelevant and also lots of action, for a chick flick. All of which served the theme, which I will not reveal. But I will say is that this, for me, is what matters the most, and when I call it a Hollywood morality play, I'm talking about Hollywood morality. Sister Cities lays out a developing trend in American moral thinking that I believe is an aspect of the general degeneration of our society, and despite the fact that this movie is well crafted, I give it a 4.