15 January 2006

The Family Stone

So, The Family Stone was different then I thought it was going to be. From the trailer it looked like a funny romantic film, however it turned out to be pretty sad. I did like the film, although there were scenes that I wouldn’t have missed had they not been in there.

The film is about an uptight woman (played by Sarah Jessica Parker) who goes with her boyfriend (Dermot Mulroney) to his family Christmas party, where she is unwanted and unable to fit in.

Luke Wilson and Rachel McAdams, who played siblings to Mulroney’s character, were both very good, and most of the comedy in the film came from Wilson. Diane Keaton and Craig T. Nelson did a wonderful job as the parents of the family. Also appearing in the film was Claire Danes, she played Sarah Jessica Parkers sister, who comes to help her sister make it through the holiday. While watching the film it made me long for Christmas again, even though it has only been a few weeks since the holiday.

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