Petunia

Name: Petunia
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: June 28, 2013
Rating: 40

2013

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Wolfe Releasing | Release Date: June 28, 2013 | Not Rated

Summary: A dysfunctional family learns to love each other.

Director: Ash Christian

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

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Dennis Harvey

Jun 27, 2013

While the overall feel is a bit derivative and contrived, there are nonetheless plenty of bitingly sharp lines and performance moments to keep this well-cast ensemble piece percolating along. Read full review

Rex Reed

Jun 25, 2013

Petunia augurs more titillation than it delivers and only works occasionally. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Jun 27, 2013

Features a top-notch cast, a few beautifully observed moments, and some amusingly bitchy dialogue. But its rambling, episodic structure and gallery of troubled characters will ultimately prove too off-putting to attract theatrical audiences. Read full review

Neil Genzlinger

Jun 27, 2013

It’s possible to make a great movie out of family dysfunction, but this one is too short on insight to rank with the best of the genre. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

Jun 27, 2013

Even in shabbily put together dramedies, such as this one, there can be a glimmer of light. Here it’s Christine Lahti’s anguished, nuanced turn as a wife and mother excited to begin a new phase with her husband. Read full review

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djaufre

Jan 30, 2014

The plot of Petunia is not really cohesive (to say the least). It has some fun moments, some bouts of violence, but in the end is it seemed that for all their interesting quirks and neuroses, the characters are underdeveloped, as if we were watching the second episode of a series. And itThe plot of Petunia is not really cohesive (to say the least). It has some fun moments, some bouts of violence, but in the end is it seemed that for all their interesting quirks and neuroses, the characters are underdeveloped, as if we were watching the second episode of a series. And it does seems like the intentions of Petunia's screenplay would have been better serve by a miniseries format.… Expand

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