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Oh, Joynew
This holiday film of dangling plot lines is hard to like, harder still to hate.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
12-22-2005 |
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Stalin the Family
A Meet the Parents retread with the kind of giant, kooky-but-loving brood without which holiday comedies wouldn't exist, The Family Stone will have you slapping your forehead, not your knee.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
12-19-2005 |
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All in the Familynew
This likable romantic comedy runs the gamut of emotions -- hitting tenderness, rage, remorse, and everything in between -- but there are too many characters with too little chemistry to be a real keeper.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
12-15-2005 |
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Tags: The Family Stone, Thomas Bezucha
Groans For The Holidays
The hardly sly "Family Stone" squanders a great cast on a manipulative dramedy of slapstick highs and maudlin lows.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
12-15-2005 |
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Tags: The Family Stone, Thomas Bezucha
Holiday Togetherness Gets Testednew
The film initially promises a Meet the Parents-spin on yuletide trauma. But it isn't without its entertainment value.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
12-15-2005 |
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Tags: The Family Stone, Thomas Bezucha