The Family Stone
13,428
Comedy. Drama. Romance
A Manhattan career woman (Sarah Jessica Parker) gets a cold reception from his fiance's family... The Family Stone is a story about an annual gathering of an unconventional New England family. Before the holidays are done, relationships will unravel while new ones are formed, secrets will be revealed and the Stone family will come together through its extraordinary capacity for love.
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United States | USA Today | "As stuffed with beguiling performances - some of them unexpectedly good - as its script is overstuffed." | POS |
United States | LA Weekly | "A potentially interesting tale flailing haplessly in the quicksand of holiday-movie formula." | NEU |
United States | The Washington Post | "There are many ways to define the shrieking awfulness of The Family Stone, from the general lack of wit to the cheap exploitation of cancer to its casual cruelty" | NEG |
United States | Chicago Reader | "The potential for moral confusion in a liberal-minded family is scrutinized with more ambiguity in this good-natured comic subversion of the holiday get-together." | POS |
United States | Entertainment Weekly | "Parker has a great time being the anti–Carrie Bradshaw while Keaton-as-matriarch is a particular joy -- funny, beautiful, elegant, touching, and at ease with a familiar, get-out-your-hankies holiday subplot." | POS |
United States | ReelViews | "This is the best adult holiday film in a while." | POS |
United States | The Hollywood Reporter | "Spends too much time on unconvincing romantic-comedy contrivances to be consistently engaging." | NEU |
United Kingdom | Empire | "Although in danger of being unable to decide what kind of film it wants to be, a well-written script and well-judged performances make this a family outing worth taking." | POS |
United States | TV Guide | "Indie director Bezucha has held on to just enough individuality to breathe a little life into the cliches." | POS |
United States | New York Post | "A satisfying, big-hearted celebration of diversity that will brighten holiday moviegoing." | POS |
United States | Los Angeles Times | "Its offbeat mixture of highly choreographed comic crises and the occasional bite of reality make for an unexpectedly enticing blend." | POS |
United States | Variety | "Keaton embodies the formidable Stone matriarch with an offhand sense of humor that cuts like a knife." | POS |
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