In order to present her for his protective family, in order to propose for her, a young handsome and kindhearted guy, has taken his girlfriend in the Christmas holiday to his house, in order to meet his family, whom meets her in a bad way, according to her freedom in her life that contacts with their protective one, the thing that makes her call her sister in order to help her.
Tocante sem ser melodramático, desenvolve bem seus personagens, cujas interações soam sempre reais. Além disso, o filme oscila com segurança entre o drama e a comédia e conta com um elenco formidável.
What's so refreshing about Thomas Bezucha's The Family Stone is how it plays off of genre expectations and effortlessly switches back and forth between comedy, romance and tragedy.
The movie feels a lot like slacker brother Ben: a little sloppy, mostly predictable, some flashes of poignancy and wisdom, but ultimately doesn't live up to its potential.
The farcical elements are much too loaded to provide any real fun, and the Stones come off more as sanctimonious, politically correct left-wing prigs than enchanting.
