- Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
- Release Date: Sep 17, 1997
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- Starring: Julianne Moore
- Summary: A funny, sharply observed tale of an uneasy and emotionally charged New England family reunion. (Sony)
- Director: Bart Freundlich
- Genre(s): Drama, Comedy
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75The characters are sharply etched but the plot is made deliberately ambiguous, suggesting that family life is so emotionally intricate that no single story can contain or explain it.
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75This engrossing blend of humor and heartbreak only hints at the causes, from betrayal to child abuse, of this family's dysfunction. Hang on. Attention is richly rewarded.
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75A low-key holiday drama that's refreshing not only because it lacks the big discovery melodrama of most similar movies but because it's entirely believable.
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60Has some good performances (Ms. Moore's ongoing snit is a terrifically sustained bit of glowering), but it only barely begins to knit its self-pitying characters into a credible family unit. They are oddballs with attitude.
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