Sibling Rivalry (1990)

Synopsis: A neglected wife goes to bed with a stranger she meets at the grocery store and after they have sex she notices that the guy died.
Appraisal: Three pairs of siblings are examined in this comedy of errors. In each pair, the siblings have opposite personalities. The plot is full of coincidences so the six of them interrelate, but this doesn't detract from the film in any measure, because it is not about realism, rather an analytic study where a dialog is exchanged between opposites through their equivalents; thus, the cop's date is the equivalent of his brother, and the housewife has an arrangement with the blind installer (he installs blinds, I mean) who is just like her sister. The doctor and his dead brother are also opposites in a certain personality trait that becomes clear early on. This ingenious structure is matched by a clever development. Also, every actor plays his or her part to the perfection. The direction is invisible, which is how it should be. All that being said, the impression the film made on me is probably that of an accomplished but ultimately small-scale amusement.
Rating: 58