Family Weekend
ARC Entertainment (II) | Release Date: March 29, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
35
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
2
Negative:
4
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
New York PostFarran Smith NehmeMar 28, 2013
For a long while, director Benjamin Epps goes for breakneck farce; at its best, this is a batty mixture of family-values editorial and teen spoof. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenMar 28, 2013
Family Weekend is no worse than many of the dysfunctional family comedies that populate the Sundance Film Festival — "Little Miss Sunshine" is name-checked within the movie itself — but isn't any better either. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanMar 28, 2013
Despite the promise Epps and Turner show in their film’s finest moments, we’re still talking about a movie that tries to wring jokes from puppet therapy. Read full review
38
USA TodayClaudia PuigMar 28, 2013
Family Weekend is the kind of dark-for-dark's sake, wannabe quirkfest that proves indie films can be just as clichéd and vapid as the most soulless Hollywood movies. Read full review
30
The New York TimesAndy WebsterMar 28, 2013
This belabored comedy, directed by Benjamin Epps, has a slick visual veneer and some capable performances, especially by Ms. Rulin and Ms. King. But the script, by Matt K. Turner, is loaded with contradictions, its hollow flirtation with subversion amount to airplane pablum. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckMar 28, 2013
Although Rulin displays a compelling neurotic edge as the driven Emily, Chenoweth and Modine are unable to breathe much life into their schematic roles, while the supporting players are basically saddled with conveying a compendium of quirks. Read full review
10
Village VoiceNick SchagerMar 26, 2013
Quirky indie hell, thy name is Family Weekend. Benjamin Epps's film is the very definition of affected cutie-pie whimsy and weirdness. Read full review
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