The Family Stone Movie Review 2005

Parker plays against her "Sex in the City" role. She's still a New Yorker here, but an uptight one--who's dragged to boyfriend Everett's (Mulroney) family home for the holidays. Mix of characters (gay, deaf, African American, tomboy girl) hits all those let's-not-overlook-anyone buttons. Unfortunately, the likeable ones are rare. No one likes Meredith and they're not shy about it. Another attempt at screwball holiday comedy with a decent cast that delivers on low expectations.

Distribution

Fox Home Entertainment, PO Box 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90213, Phone: (310)369-3900, Toll-free: 888-223-4FOX, Fax: (310)369-5811, URL: http://www.foxmovies.com/index1.html, Remarks: Also known as Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Available on DVD
Running time 102 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Comedy Drama, Family Comedy, Screwball Comedy, Otherwise Engaged, Brothers & Sisters, Interracial Affairs, Marriage, Christmas, Deafness, Culture Clash

Screenplay

Thomas Bezucha

Cast

Claire Danes, Diane Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Dermot Mulroney, Craig T. Nelson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Luke Wilson, Ty Giordano, Brian White, Elizabeth Reaser, Paul Schneider

Cinematography

Jonathan Brown

Director

Thomas Bezucha

Music

Michael Giacchino

Other

Jeff Wexler, Jeffrey Ford, Timothy "TK" Kirkpatrick, Shay Cunliffe

Producer

Michael London, Fox 2000 Pictures, Michael London, 20th Century-Fox