My Sister's Keeper

My Sister's Keeper is a heart wrenching movie based on Jodi Picoult's 2004 book. Abigail Breslin plays Anna Fitzgerald, the younger sister of Kate Fitzgerald, played by Sophia Vassilieva. When the Fitzgerald family discovers that Kate has leukemia and no one else in the family is a match, they make the hard decision to conceive a genetically engineered baby that is a perfect fit and will provide spare parts for Kate. From the minute Anna was born she began donating parts of herself to help save her sister's life. When Anna turns 11 Kate's kidneys fail and Anna knows that she will be forced to donate in order to keep her sister alive. However, for the first time in her life Anna realizes that enough is enough and she is important to. Anna hires a lawyer, played by Alec Baldwin, and decides to sue her parents played by Cameron Diaz and Jason Patric for medical emancipation of her own body. The battle that ensues and the pain that is caused when the truth finally comes out makes for an amazing story line. I give my Sister's Keeper 3 thumbs up for its ability to make viewers realize how precious our lives really are how important it is not to take things for granted.

Movie Critic Crew Member: Whitney Putnam