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Dominican Rep. The Family Stone
13,425
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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"As stuffed with beguiling performances - some of them unexpectedly good - as its script is overstuffed." | POS |
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"A potentially interesting tale flailing haplessly in the quicksand of holiday-movie formula." | NEU |
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"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 |
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"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 |
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"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 |
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"This is the best adult holiday film in a while." | POS |
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"Spends too much time on unconvincing romantic-comedy contrivances to be consistently engaging." | NEU |
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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 |
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"Indie director Bezucha has held on to just enough individuality to breathe a little life into the cliches." | POS |
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"A satisfying, big-hearted celebration of diversity that will brighten holiday moviegoing." | POS |
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"Its offbeat mixture of highly choreographed comic crises and the occasional bite of reality make for an unexpectedly enticing blend." | POS |
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"Keaton embodies the formidable Stone matriarch with an offhand sense of humor that cuts like a knife." | POS |
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