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Riding the Bus with My Sister (2005)
Directed by Anjelica Huston
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A woman spends time with her developmental disabled sister after the death of their father.
Length 90 minutes
Actors
Rosie O'Donnell | Andie MacDowell | Richard T. Jones | D.W. Moffett | Boyd Banks | Shauna MacDonald | Allegra Fulton | Tom Barnett | Jayne Eastwood | Stephanie Morgenstern | Simon Reynolds | Peter Cockett | Roberta Maxwell | Vijay Mehta | Diane Bald | Charles Officer | Jazzmin Parker | Emily Swiss | Mallory Margel | Britney Lebel | Michael Cameron | Inna Korobkina | Liz Gordon | Raven Dauda
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/26/2011 | N/A | DVD | N/A | 2.5 stars |
| (Average) 2.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Movie #3 of the RGECA and a pick from the Austin crew.
A made for TV movie where Andie McDowell comes to terms with her adult, retarded sister after their father dies. The sister is played by Rosie O’Donnell who’s idea of playing a retard is just being loud and talking goofy. Since I have a brother with Downs, the whole idea just seems so dumb and painful. They do a good point scripting a special needs person who is very in charge of her life and minus the one dark moment where she was forced to get a hysterectomy, it’s not terribly awful. I just thought Rosie’s actual portrayal of the character was a chore. It was more that she was just loud instead of being special needs.
Not the worse thing we saw that evening, but also more annoying than it should of been.
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