WasAnnon Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

Micitype Pretty Good

Listonixio Fresh and Exciting

Gary The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

walliboy Oh where to begin... The cast. You cast Jessica Parker as the main character who everybody is supposed to love and cheer on...? Sarah Parker was good in one thing. Sex and the City because it suited her style but everything else was horse style... No i'm sorry, that's an insult to horses whom probably are better than her.Then the rest of the cast. Well the problem isn't the cast per say... but they have none chemistry whatsoever. I honestly don't see why Meredith or Everett are together because they clearly don't like each other and Meredith just goes in for being an awful hag as possible. Everyone are just simply dicks to eachother for no reason which makes me question why they are even a family. Sure... every family has their problems but these people should be as far away from each other as possible. The only two redeeming characters are the gay couple because well they don't have many lines and they actually behave like a family should. And well Meredith didn't exactly improve her reputation by being a homophob and a rascist. For a christmas movie that is about spreading joy and happiness, they sure suck at it. There's the awful mother (Lois Griffin-style), "waaay to passionate father that (like Meredith) tries too hard like it's forced upon him, the guy that hits on the fiancee, an asshat of a daugther, yet an annoying child that does nothing but make us cringe, the fiancee to Meredith who is a cheating bastard and Meredith who is a cheating, homophobic, rascist, un-educated bastard. The only redeeming characters are Meredith's sister who just were at the wrong place at the wrong time (not really, it was planned...), the knocked up daughter, the gay couple and ...nope. Those were the only good part about the movie.When a christmas movie lacks a likeable cast, good writing, chemistry, good charisma, decent well behaved people... then it's not really a christmas movie is it? It' more of a soggy train wreck of a drama.There are plenty of other good MORE cheerful christmas drama comedies, worth your time. This... This is not.

paulo coelho I'm not overrating this movie when giving it a ten stars. I follow this website and its movie reviews for more than 6 years and I 've never ever had the feeling to write a movie review. This is my very first one. I'm only writing it because this movie made me display some tears from the middle of it to the end. This is the most beautiful movie I've ever seen, actually not the movie, actually this is the most beautiful story that I've ever seen. It express human feelings in a way that for me who wrote this story is undeniably a genius. It shows how every family should be, its a real life lesson. It shows how each person on a family should feel like being a driver in the car of his life and steering and paying attention all the time when steering to the right or to the left to make sure you are not really hurting anyone's feelings. This movie shows that be happy is not the most important thing in life but trying to be happy is.

Davis P The Family Stone (2005) surprised me in a very good way. All of the actors did very well with the script and with both the funny and dramatic scenes. Sarah Jessica Parker earned a golden globe nomination for this movie, very well deserved! Sarah nailed both her dramatic and humorous dialogue in the various scenes. Of course Diane Keaton did very well in her own character, along with Craig T. Nelson (Poltergeist). Rachel McAdams did a great job as well, and Claire Danes was my favorite character in the entire movie. The script, storyline, and dialogue between characters was all very sharp and well written in my opinion. This movie actually has some pleasing surprises and twists that you definitely do not see coming, at least I didn't! Overall this is a fun, entertaining, funny, dramatic, well acted, and well written holiday film that will warm your heart and for sure make you laugh! 7/10 for The Family Stone.

chloe-church In this movie, Dermot Mulroney brings his girlfriend home to be humiliated by his family. The family is unfathomably cruel to her for no apparent reason. Dermot Mulroney does not defend her, and in fact seems to quite obviously hate her. Their relationship appears to be some sort of vicious joke at her expense, as he seems openly contemptuous of her. (Then again, Dermot Mulroney always appears to be openly contemptuous of his romantic leads.) She calls her sister for moral support, and the sister of course takes the side of the horrible family and falls in love with Dermot Mulroney. There is a point when the family has driven her from the house in tears, and they hear her crash a car into a tree, not once, but twice. They continue eating, rather than check to see if their guest has died on their lawn (except for Luke Wilson, the only member of the family to show a modicum of human decency to the character, because wants to sleep with her). This film seems less like a movie and more like a very upsetting stress dream. Happily, Dermot Mulroney's awful mother dies. Sadly, everyone else lives.