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• Red L

  
  Interesting biopic of two musical sisters. I don't follow the world of classical music, so I had never heard of Jackie du Pre. The movie does make you care for her and the waste of her life cut short by MS.

• Gordon A

  
  Worthy and cleverly structured biopic of a troubled sole struck down by MS. Emily Watson is excellent as always.

• John B

  
  The du Pre sisters played by a couple of fine performers. I imagine that sisters will get the most out of the experience but it I certainly enjoyed it.

• Joey N

  
  A modest, occasionally gorgeous bio pic with fantastic performances by Emily Watson and Rachel Griffiths. The same story told twice device (pardon the rhyme) cleverly offers insight into Jackie's character. She's really not a self-involved bitch, she's understandably… More
  A modest, occasionally gorgeous bio pic with fantastic performances by Emily Watson and Rachel Griffiths. The same story told twice device (pardon the rhyme) cleverly offers insight into Jackie's character. She's really not a self-involved bitch, she's understandably jealous of the simple life Hilary has going for her. It sounds rather obvious on paper, but it really comes through on film. I would have liked to learn more about Rachel Griffth's husband's character, but hey, there's not who the film chooses to focus on. Emily Watson is an amazing actress (see: Breaking the Waves) and she flaunts her stuff in a showy role, without overdoing it. To her credit, Rachel Griffiths plays her supporting role straight, and shines simply for taking the back seat.

• Daniel P

  
  This film tells the story of the famous cellist Jacqueline du Pre, but it's not your standard biopic. "Hilary and Jackie" shows the story from the two sisters' perspectives, devoting equal running time to both of their stories, and I actually found Hilary's… More
  This film tells the story of the famous cellist Jacqueline du Pre, but it's not your standard biopic. "Hilary and Jackie" shows the story from the two sisters' perspectives, devoting equal running time to both of their stories, and I actually found Hilary's "ordinary" life just as riveting as her sister's. Emily Watson and Rachel Griffiths both give superb, layered performances (they were also both Oscar nominated) and Anand Tucker's direction is fluid without being too flashy. A fanstastic film, not normally the sort of thing I'd be interested in, it far exceeded my expectations.

• Marcus W

  
  Tries to coast by on a tremendous central performance but fails.

• Sunil J

  
  The acting in this movie is perfect. I can't think of any other two actresses that could have been as effective.

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