Twisted Sisters (DVD)
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Twisted Sisters is a brutal exploitation film made by German writer/director Wolfgang Büld and Brit indie Purple Orange Films. What saves it from being complete trash is a credible performance from Fiona Horsey (in dual roles, no less!), and the obvious but all-in-good-fun homage to Brian de Palma films Sisters, Body Double, and Dressed to Kill.
The movie starts with a bang (in more ways than one) when a late-night tryst turns into a deadly dismembering sure to delight Lorena Bobbit and all her ilk. As the story progresses, we quickly learn that two dead-ringers (both played by Horsey… a very pretty girl saddled by a rather unfortunate name) are in the running for the honor of Most Diabolical Serial Murderess. There is no question there are two different people who look alike, so as the movie progresses, we viewers are simply left twiddling our thumbs waiting for the inevitable showdown at the end.
The blood and gore is kept to a maximum, even in the watered-down version. For those viewing the unrated cut, Twisted Sisters offers a bloodtide of sex, nudity, severed body parts, roiling guts, vomit, and oh so much more.
As I mentioned earlier, there is no mystery or suspense but for viewers willing to stick with it through the slow spots it's worth a glance for the performance of Horsey and for the de Palma flourishes.
The DVD includes a few supplements, but they're for the hardcore fans only.
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Reviewed by Staci Layne Wilson