Review: His Three Daughters

Official Synopsis: This tense, touching, and funny portrait of family dynamics follows three estranged sisters (Carrie Coon, Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen) as they converge in a New York apartment to care for their ailing father and try to mend their own broken relationship with one another.

Despite a cast of women that I absolutely love, the first few minutes of His Three Daughters was not selling me. It felt stilted, unnatural. I wondered if the entire movie would feel like actors talking at each other instead of sisters going through one of the toughest moments in life together. But thankfully, I ended up fully immersed in their hardship and by the end I was a blubbering mess.

This film really makes you feel the space of this apartment. By the end of it, you could probably draw the layout. No one is on top of each other, but it's close enough proximity to rarely have a moment to yourself, though Rachel (Lyonne) certainly tries. Having gone through these final moments with loved ones, it all hit so close to home. Is it okay to do something normal like having a glass of wine at dinner when someone is dying in the room next to you? Are there actually rules to follow? It's all a blur.

All three actresses give wonderful performances and there's a scene late in the film that is just so perfect I can't stop thinking about it. His Three Daughters is currently streaming on Netflix.

Grade: A-