The Family Stone

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Marco L @decatur555 5 days ago It has a strong cast and a potentially sharp idea about what happens when an outsider enters a family convinced of its own warmth and tolerance. My problem is that the family's treatment of Meredith often felt cruel rather than funny, and the film never fully recovered from that first impression. Sarah Jessica Parker commits to the character's awkwardness, while Diane Keaton, Rachel McAdams and Luke Wilson give the ensemble energy, but the screenplay becomes increasingly calculated as it shifts from uncomfortable comedy to romantic entanglement and overt family drama. Several emotional scenes are clearly designed to make the audience cry, and I could feel the mechanism too much. There are some pleasant moments and a few interesting observations about family hypocrisy, but the romantic rearrangements feel written rather than organic. Not terrible, just completely disposable for me. See more Steven J @RT15151073 Oct 4, 2026 The worst movie I have ever seen in my entire life. There was not one part of this that was good it was woke garbage. See more Alyssa B @alyunlivre Sep 29, 2026 The movie is genuinely entertaining and gives you an incredible sense of nostalgia. The cinematography and overall art direction are beautiful, and the cast is very attractive. The story is somewhat predictable, but it still manages to keep you entertained from beginning to end. Overall, it’s a great holiday movie that I would definitely recommend. Even though I’m watching it in September, it still gives off those cozy Christmas vibes — and honestly, that’s all that matters. See more Alexandra S @RT13362043 Sep 15, 2026 Favorite holiday movie! See more Sheree B @SBrea Sep 14, 2026 If the movie focused on the only two interesting family members, Thad and Patrick, it might have been a good movie. As it was, the whole thing was ridiculous, yet boring at the same time. See more Itkitt T @RT89240220 Jun 14, 2026 I never write reviews for the movies I’ve watched, regardless of how good or bad it is, but this movie was so bad to the point that I cannot keep my opinions to myself. What started off as a seemingly wholesome romcom, quickly switched into a movie validating toxic relationships, cheating as well as bullying. The last 30 minutes of the movie have caused my forehead to develop apparent wrinkles as I was not able to control my face from cringing the entire movie. Everett’s crush on his girlfriend’s sister, the sister reciprocating his interest and the movie concluded with both the original couple dating each other’s siblings. Overall, I could NOT recommend this movie to anyone, I felt so disgusted, confused, and frustrated over this entire movie. I felt that it went against my entire moral compass, and the movie portrayed all of these horrible acts as a positive by giving them all a happy ending See more Read all reviews

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