Saturday, December 31, 2005

 

REVIEW: THE FAMILY STONE

We've seen this movie three times, and it gets better each time. I highly recommend checking it out to see the tremendous performances by everyone in the cast - especially Sarah Jessica Parker, Diane Keaton, Luke Wilson, and Rachel McAdams. Here's the story: Everett Stone (Dermot Mulroney, Must Love Dogs) takes his girlfriend Meredith (Sarah Jessica Parker, TV's Sex & the City) home to his family's house for Christmas. He intends to ask his mother, Sybil (Diane Keaton, Something's Gotta Give) for her mother's wedding ring so he can propose to Meredith. Let's just say that Meredith does not make a good first impression on the family, most notably on Amy (Rachel McAdams, Wedding Crashers), Everett's youngest sibling. Bad goes to worse, and Meredith calls in her sister, Julie (Claire Danes, Shopgirl) for moral support. I'm not giving away what happens next, but this movie really shows what it's like to have a close knit family and how things that seem bad may not necessarily end up that way.
Official Website: http://www.thefamilystonemovie.com/
Trivia: Billy Crudup and Johnny Knoxville were expected to play the role of Ben Stone before dropping out. The part later went to Luke Wilson. Aaron Eckhart was first cast in the role of Everett but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. The role went to Dermot Mulroney.

Grade: 5 out of 5 Stars

# posted by Julie @ 12/31/2005
Comments:
this was the best movie i have ever seen...100% i watched it 4 times and now i just bought it...
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 11:54 AM
 
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