Her sister elopes with a ghost, and her pimply brother struggles to make a life for himself elsewhere.

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They are like the super-smart, super-pretty, overachieving big sister who gets into Stanford while the men have looked, at times, like the gawky, pimply, teenage little brother, slouching his way self-consciously through the halls of a high school.

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Similar discords erupt through the film, including the murky choking as Madeline jumps into San Francisco Bay, the sonic explosion following each plummeting death, including Scottie's nightmare, and the goose-pimply cluster traveling up the tower stairs with the shadowy nun an angel of death if ever there was one.

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You will find yourself in the midst of a sensory assault as you soak up the aroma of roast chicken and bratwurst, pick out a colourful gingerbread heart to take home to your loved ones and avert your gaze from the pimply-faced teen who has had one beer too many.

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