In 1926 America's most famous evangelist is a woman. And she's looking for a way out. Fed up with her own success, she gets swept up in her lover's daydreams about Mexico and finds herself on a wild road trip towards the border. Based on true events. Mostly made up.... (Full plot summary below)
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In 1926 America's most famous evangelist is a woman. And she's looking for a way out. Fed up with her own success, she gets swept up in her lover's daydreams about Mexico and finds herself on a wild road trip towards the border. Based on true events. Mostly made up.
Leave your thoughts about Sister Aimee.
| New York PostSara StewartIt’s not without its quirks (and occasional pacing issues), but Sister Aimee is a true original — apparently, just like its namesake. |
| Film ThreatNorman GidneySamantha Buck, Marie Schlingmann bring a light touch and a wonderful comedic tone to a story of one hell of a woman. This is a lighthearted comedy about resourceful females far ahead of their time. |
| Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenSister Aimee is a scrappy period piece that supplants the things a bigger budget might have afforded with good choices about things that were under the filmmakers’ control. |
| Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayThe filmmakers sometimes fail to follow through on the more interesting parts of their story, but a novel approach to the material mostly compensates for the drier stretches. |
| The Hollywood ReporterBeandrea JulyAlthough written as a supporting role, Suarez Paz’s portrayal of Rey adds depth to the story and ultimately carries the film. So much so that you wish the movie had been about her. |
| TheWrapCandice FrederickThe gendered themes at play here do little to boost the quality of Buck and Schlingmann’s storytelling, which is too tangled to follow at times. |
| The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisA weird, erratic and occasionally insightful experiment that, unlike its indefatigable star, never quite finds its zing. |
| VarietyNick SchagerUnfortunately, the invention on display is of a helter-skelter variety, as Samantha Buck and Marie Schlingmann’s film so madly lurches about in search of a tone that it feels like the first draft of a gonzo faux-biopic. |
| User ReviewJLuis_001I didn't think the premise was worthy enough to stand as a film, or at least I didn't think it was interesting enough to be made into one, but that issue could be justified if it had at least offered better results. Sister Aimee is exhausting, boring, and absurd. The narrative is very bland and it never really got me interested in the material. So my intuition wasn't wrong. |
