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Dominican Rep. Home for the Holidays
1,715
Comedy. Action
It's been said that while most people love their families, they don't always like them very much, and that emotional dividing line is the heart of this comedy directed by Jodie Foster. Claudia Larson (Holly Hunter) usually approaches family reunions with a certain trepidation, but as she prepares to fly from her home in Chicago to her parent's place in Baltimore for Thanksgiving, she is more apprehensive than usual. Claudia has just ... [+]
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"Home for the Holidays strikes such a perfect note that it's hard at first to realize what an impressive balancing act it is" | ||
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"Foster keeps the party hopping, although more dark humor would have helped before she winds it down with sentiment and bromides" | ||
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"Foster and the screenwriter, W. D. Richter, have given this film some peculiar mood swings, so that it starts out zanily and winds down to a wistful note." | ||
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"The movie stresses the more painful and awkward moments; moments that might be classified as "heartwarming" are rare. This results in a very cynical tone and I suspect that was not the desired effect." | ||
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"Foster is unable to give the episodic, fragmented film a coherent feel" | ||
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"Foster directs the film with a sure eye for the revealing little natural moment." | ||
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"A film with some bright spots but whose effect is finally as muddled and wearying as the event itself sometimes is." |
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