I'll watch almost anything if Jennifer Jason Leigh is in it, and not just because she gets her kit off a lot; she's a great actress and usually elevates anything she appears in. But we all have our off days, and even Jen cannot save this Southern gothic horror from mediocrity.

Leigh plays Lucy Bonnard, mentally fragile younger sister of Charlotte (Judith Ivey); together, the siblings run a guest house in the Louisiana swamps. When dashing young businessman Matt Rutledge (Eric Stoltz) arrives at the house, he seduces Lucy, which annoys Charlotte, whose own relationship with sheriff Cleve Doucet (Dennis Lipscomb) is on the rocks, and angers Lucy's childhood friend and admirer Etienne (Benjamin Mouton).

It doesn't take a genius to figure out that Matt is up to no good, but what is his reason for stirring up trouble for the Bonnard sisters?

Admittedly, the mystery is fairly engaging and develops satisfactorily, ending with a neat supernatural twist, but there is still something off about the whole film. It's difficult to pinpoint precisely what it was that didn't click for me, but there is definitely something awkward about the performances and direction. Lovely Jennifer does take her clothes off though, so there is that.

While I am not a fan of Southern gothic set movies I had to watch SISTER SISTER because I set the goal for myself of finishing all the available movies of some actors with which nobody has ever done it, and Eric Stoltz is among them. And while I didn't loved it I just liked it.

Charlotte Bonnard lives in the Louisiana swamp zone along with her sister Lucy (Jennifer Jason Leigh) in a huge mansion that managed to transform in a hotel for tourists. Lucy, however, is tormented by nightmares and ghosts since she saw some years prior Charlotte killing a man and then throwing his body in the river. When one day arrives Matt Rutledge (Stoltz) Lucy is head over heels but Charlotte is worried because Etienne could be jealous, and he was a witness of the murder. It won't take long to find out that Matt is the brother of the murder victim that came in the exact same motel for some revenge, but he'll die in the same aforementioned way.

The acting was decent by all and the night scenes added a lot to the atmosphere. My problems with this were that in some moments towards the end the leads' decisions became confusing and the ending was very predictable. But overlooking this, it's still a decent little horror recommended especially to fans of the genre.

This early Joel Cohen, sans Ethan, effort is passable. It features a good southern goth feel and some fine performances from Judith Ivey and Jennifer Jason Leight. It does rely too heavily on shock, rather than fleshing out its plot, but still its pretty convincing stuff! There is the requisite nudity and violence but at least this seems intune with the settings and people, unlike some deliberately sleazy thrillers. The repressed younger sister is understandably attracted to ahandsome "stranger", and her older sis is of course jealous. this makes sense and sets up a good twist with some nice nuances. Recommended especially for fans of Leigh.