You know when you make a snowball, then keep rolling it and rolling it until it gets bigger? That's My Sister Rosa. No, not really. You know when you are looking for the eggs during Easter but end up finding something completely gross and disgusting? That's My Sister Rosa. Nope, still not it. You know when you unwrap that Christmas present from the obscure relative and you aren't really sure what will pop out, but it's never really good? That's My Sister Rosa. Ok, clearly I have nothing to compare to My Sister Rosa. It is full of things to expect, but then are just a little off. Che and Rosa, 8 years apart (I think) are brother and sister to their parental units, also called by their first names. It's dysfunctional, but seems to work. They have landed in NYC and Che makes 8 year old Rosa promise not to kill anything. Huh. Something for most people that is implied, but never has to be stated. And so the story proceeds. And Rosa is able to keep her promise, but still shows the evil side. Pretty good, although there are some fairly explicit scenes between Che and his girlfriend, so beware. Oh, and some very interesting takes on Christianity.
4/5 stars
You know when you make a snowball, then keep rolling it and rolling it until it gets bigger? That's My Sister Rosa. No, not really. You know when you are looking for the eggs during Easter but end up finding something completely gross and disgusting? That's My Sister Rosa. Nope, still not it. You know when you unwrap that Christmas present from the obscure relative and you aren't really sure what will pop out, but it's never really good? That's My Sister Rosa. Ok, clearly I have nothing to compare to My Sister Rosa. It is full of things to expect, but then are just a little off. Che and Rosa, 8 years apart (I think) are brother and sister to their parental units, also called by their first names. It's dysfunctional, but seems to work. They have landed in NYC and Che makes 8 year old Rosa promise not to kill anything. Huh. Something for most people that is implied, but never has to be stated. And so the story proceeds. And Rosa is able to keep her promise, but still shows the evil side. Pretty good, although there are some fairly explicit scenes between Che and his girlfriend, so beware. Oh, and some very interesting takes on Christianity.
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December 2023
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