The Perfect Family

Name: The Perfect Family
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: May 4, 2012
Duration: 84 min
Rating: 40
Cast: Emily Deschanel, Jason Ritter, Kathleen Turner, Richard Chamberlain

2012

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Variance Films | Release Date: May 4, 2012 | PG-13

Starring: Emily Deschanel, Jason Ritter, Kathleen Turner, Richard Chamberlain

Summary: In The Perfect Family, suburban mother and devout Catholic Eileen Cleary has always kept up appearances. When she runs for the Catholic Woman of the Year title at her local parish-an award she has coveted for years-her final test is introducing her family to the board for the seal of approval. Now she must finally face the nonconformistIn The Perfect Family, suburban mother and devout Catholic Eileen Cleary has always kept up appearances. When she runs for the Catholic Woman of the Year title at her local parish-an award she has coveted for years-her final test is introducing her family to the board for the seal of approval. Now she must finally face the nonconformist family she has been glossing over for years. Her gay daughter, Shannon, a successful lawyer, is about to marry her life partner Angela. Her unhappily married son Frank Jr. is cheating on his wife with the local manicurist. And Eileen's own marriage to a recovered alcoholic is pulling at the seams. (Variance Films)… Expand

Director: Anne Renton

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 84 min

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Lou Lumenick

May 4, 2012

Make no mistake, though: The Perfect Family is Kathleen Turner's show. And when a series of crises forces Eileen to re-examine her values and beliefs, Turner rises magnificently to the occasion. Read full review

Movieline Michelle Orange

May 2, 2012

It's still a kick to watch Kathleen Turner don a housedress and trade soothing pieties with Richard Chamberlain. The Perfect Family feels like it could have been more than that, but I suppose counting its blessings is the more Christian thing to do. Read full review

Ronnie Scheib

Apr 28, 2012

Watching a consummate pro like Turner navigate an uneven script, veering from farcical determination, her cheeks puffed like those of a demented chipmunk, to utter devastation, can be immensely entertaining, particularly when she's backed by an able cast, as she is here. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

May 3, 2012

While they have all the materials needed for a sharp satire, they're too timid to arrive at any real revelations. Read full review

Betsy Sharkey

May 10, 2012

The film's single saving grace is Turner, who channels that legendary Catholic guilt like there is no tomorrow. Read full review

Stephen Holden

May 3, 2012

The dialogue in the film, directed by Anne Renton from a screenplay by Claire V. Riley and Paula Goldberg, has the loud, mechanical clicketyclack of a 40-year-old episode of "All in the Family." Read full review

Diego Semerene

May 3, 2012

Having the far from goody-goody Kathleen Turner play a holier-than-thou mother bent on winning a devout church title is an inherently hilarious premise. Read full review

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