Review of The Family Stone (2005) by Caren P — 05 Oct 2008
"The Family Stone" was embodied with so many rolling emotional characters that it would not be inapt to call them The Rolling Stones. The all-star stoners include: Willie Nelson, Woody Harrelson, George Michael, Michelle Rodriguez, Robert Downey Jr, and Courtney Love.
Oops! Wrong Cast! That one is actually the one for the reality version of "The Family Stoned". OK, enough! In reality or I should say not reality, "The Family Stone" all-star cast includes Sarah Jessica Parker, Dermot Mulroney, Diane Keaton, Craig T.
Nelson, Luke Wilson, Claire Danes, and Rachel McAdams. Not too shabby. Keaton and Nelson play Mr. & Mrs. Stone. While McAdams, Wilson, and Mulroney play the little Stoners. The premise of the film focuses on the Parker character, Meredith Morton.
She is an uptight New York "yupette" who is nervous on meeting her boyfriend Everett Stone's chameleon family. The Stones don't inhale her egoistic demeanor and judgmental viewpoints.
There are other underlying plot lines that unravel in "The Family Stone". The film is based during the holiday season , and it does have its merry moments combined with those tear-drenching hanky ones.
Writer-Director Thomas Bezucha has assembled a valuable holiday film in our present convoluted era for dealing with family issues. I especially enjoyed the acting performances of Luke Wilson as the free spirit Ben Stone and Rachel McAdams as the nit-picking Amy Stone.
Watching "The Family Stone" is a nice way to celebrate Christmas and "ring" out the New Year. **** Good.
This review of The Family Stone (2005) was written by Caren P on 05 Oct 2008.
The Family Stone has generally received mixed reviews.
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