Sister  Aimee is a bonky film about an even bonkier character Aimee Semple McPherson whose story is too ridiculous to be real. In fact filmmakers Samantha Buck and Marie Schlingmann make a point of telling us that only 5.5% of their film is true and the rest is pure (and slightly warped) imagination.

They focus on the part of her life when Sister Aimee (Anna Margaret Hollyman), as she insisted her followers call her, suddenly disappeared in 1926, when it looked like her fame was on the wane. It was heralded by the arrival of new lover for the insatiable Evangelist and it was Kevin (Michael Mosley) that planted the idea in her head that maybe she could now convert the people of Mexico to her ‘religion’.

After the two of them rode off into the sunset one of her insipid followers had been instructed to tell the media that she had ‘evaporated’ whilst swimming in the sea.  This preposterous story made the headlines and attracted the attention of the California Police who insisted on interviewing all of Aimee’s associates to establish if there was any truth in the tale.

Because of all the newspaper coverage about her disappearance she decided that that they should avoid all the main roads and drive through the rough countryside to get to the border.  To do this they needed to hire a guide and they teamed up with the masculine Rey (Andrea Suarez Paz) who had a few of her own reasons for disappearing too.

Initially Sister Aimee was almost oblivious to the newcomers presence until she found herself inexplicable drawn to her which marked the demise of Kevin from their road trip. Rey was not only her lover but also her new guardian angel who absolutely new no limits when they ran into potentially some very nasty trouble which had a very bloody ending.

As part of that 5.5% of truth, Sister Aimee called it a day when she got to Mexico and claimed that she had been kidnapped all along.  She went back to being a notorious religious charlatan and Rey……. well, we are guessing she lived happily ever after driving that big shiny car Aimee gave her.

It’s a delightful entertaining film which like Sister Aimee, should never be taken seriously.  Kudos to the talented two lead actors for their enjoyable and convincing performances , and also to the stunning scenery they encountered on their drive.