Alien at the Movies

Sister Midnight

An Indian arranged marriage, a sudden death, & a woman asking her neighbor for a few favors… could this be India’s version of “A Simple Favor” or the sequel “Another Simple Favor”? I️ think not. It’s quite bizarre & hard to tell where this story was going. At first, I️ thought it was going to be some comedy satire on the exaggerated difficulties of an unhappy arranged marriage. Then the plot veers off to stranger events. It’s black comedy that takes kind of a horroresque bend with lots of deadpan humor awkwardness. This film may be too weird for most. But maybe something is lost in translation… Indian/Hindi humor that I️ don’t get. I️ did enjoy seeing the Indian way of life & culture. The scenes were picturesque & kind of reminded me of Wes Anderson’s film style. I️ did like the lead character Uma, although she was weird. The film was visually stimulating but it did not feel like it was going anywhere even though things were happening. By the end, I️ just wondered… huh?

Alien gives it 2 “goats & birds” stars out of 4.