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Tuesday, May 2, 2006
This Week's Hot Video: 'The Family Stone'
"The Family Stone" gives us a cheerfully uncensored, counterculture clan and tosses a tightly wound control freak into the center of their holiday celebration.
Meredith (Sarah Jessica Parker), the inhibited fiancee of prodigal son Everett Stone (Dermot Mulroney), is a target for the mischievous brood. The slyly playful mom (Diane Keaton) scratches at the edges of Meredith's self-esteem and devilish little sister Amy (Rachel McAdams) goes in for the kill. It's up to perpetually blissed-out brother Ben (an engaging and affable Luke Wilson) to ease her down and mellow her out. You'll have no problem predicting any of it, even before Meredith's little sister (Claire Danes) steps off the bus and into certain romance. It's up to the genial family chemistry to provide the film's minor charms.
The DVD version includes two commentary tracks, including one with Sarah Jessica Parker, six deleted scenes, a gag reel and four featurettes. (Sean Axmaker)
GRADE: C+
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