The Family Tree
Entertainment One | Release Date: August 26, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
24
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Mixed:
4
Negative:
3
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40
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinAug 25, 2011
Director Vivi Friedman's inability to successfully reconcile the film's duality undercuts an eclectic cast gamely committed to Mark Lisson's thematically ambitious, if scattered, script. Read full review
40
Time OutAndrew SchenkerAug 24, 2011
Surprise! The upper-middle-class family is still rotten to the core. In Vivi Friedman's overstuffed farce, the parents cheat on each other, the daughter dresses like a streetwalker, and the Bible-thumping son starts carrying a Glock. Read full review
40
Village VoiceMark HolcombAug 23, 2011
Thin as it is, Family Tree is no slog - the droll, attentive performances by Davis and Mulroney are endearing, and the extraneous guest-star bits (including Christina Hendricks as a secretary, no less) and rambling B stories aren't overly distracting. Read full review
40
VarietyAlissa SimonAug 20, 2011
Suffers from severe problems of tone, a surfeit of undeveloped plot points and characters, and bland direction. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineChuck BowenAug 22, 2011
A few trite race and religion jokes goose up what's mostly a sentimental story of a dysfunctional family suddenly and magically learning to function again. Read full review
25
New York PostSara StewartAug 26, 2011
Family Tree, which seems to have been written using indie-film Mad Libs, devolves into way too many quirky subplots. Read full review
10
The New York TimesStephen HoldenAug 25, 2011
The only reason I can think of to watch Vivi Friedman's flat, satirical farce The Family Tree - and it's not a good enough reason - is the opportunity to play a game of spot the semi-star. Read full review
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