Sibling Rivalry
Dir: Carl Reiner
1990
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Carl Reiner's 1990 comedy Sibling Rivalry is the story of one woman (Kirstie Alley) who, tired of her life and marriage, decides to take the advice of he sister and has a fling with a stranger she meets. Things get complicated when said man dies during intercourse and is subsequently found to be her husband's long lost brother. It is safe to say that even in 1990, this was a tired story line that had been done to death. It boasts an impressive cast including; Kirstie Alley, Sam Elliott, Jami Gertz, Bill Pullman, Carrie Fisher and Scott Bakula and it is directed by comedy legend Carl Reiner but isn't once funny or as likable as you'd expect from any one of those people. While it is in no way as bad as Reiner's follow up, Fatal Instinct, it is evidence of the funny man's creative comedy decline.