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- 2005
- PG-13
- Picturehouse
- 1 h 36 m
- 2005
- PG-13
- Picturehouse
- 1 h 36 m
Summary This hilariously truthful look at family and marriage follows a father (Falk) and son (Reiser) who set out on an impromptu road trip. (Picturehouse)
Directed By: Raymond De Felitta
Written By: Paul Reiser
- 2005
- PG-13
- Picturehouse
- 1 h 36 m
- 2005
- PG-13
- Picturehouse
- 1 h 36 m
The Thing About My Folks
48
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Summary This hilariously truthful look at family and marriage follows a father (Falk) and son (Reiser) who set out on an impromptu road trip. (Picturehouse)
Directed By: Raymond De Felitta
Written By: Paul Reiser
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
48
32% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
37% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
32% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
48
32% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
37% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
32% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
Raymond De Felitta's directing is straightforward, tactful, lyrical where necessary and never mawkish, and though Reiser's script offers no grand insights, it's full of sharply observed and funny detail.
Director Raymond de Felitta, who directed a little-seen gem called "Two Family House" a few years ago, gives Falk plenty of room to do his thing. There's an underlying emotional truth even in scenes that seem terribly contrived.
Falk throws himself into the part and almost single-handedly enables this comedy drama to transcend some of its sitcom limitations.
It's the same old, same old - except with some really snappy one-liners.
Flirts bravely, though gratingly, with messy, complicated emotions before ultimately drowning them in a warm bath of sticky sentimentality.
Any goy, too, can fall for this tripe, especially if they've a fondness for mawkish cliché, sitcom pacing, popcorn psychology, and lousy cinematography.
It's a family comedy-drama that wants to pluck the heartstrings but keeps getting tangled in its own tinny sentiment.
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Production Company
Picturehouse,
Nuance Productions,
Outlaw Productions (I)
Release Date Sep 16, 2005
Duration 1 h 36 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline Sometimes the fruit falls very far from the tree.
Website
http://www.myfolksmovie.com/
Awards
National Board of Review, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Milano International Film Festival Awards (MIFF Awards)
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Nashville Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
